NSW Health; Australia

Dr Shannon Nott is the Rural Director of Medical Services for Western NSW Local Health District in NSW Health. He oversees 35 rural and remote hospitals and multipurpose services across western NSW. Shannon also works for the Royal Flying Doctors Service (South Eastern Section) as a retrieval and primary care Rural Generalist. He is also a GP Anaesthetist at Dubbo Base Hospital. Through his work with Western NSW LHD, Shannon led the implementation of the region’s vCare critical care hub, a 24/7 virtual support and logistics centre designed to assist rural and remote communities. Shannon has also led the creation of Australia’s first Virtual Rural Generalist Service as well as the development of a Virtual Clinical Pharmacy Service for rural communities. Shannon is a member of the World Health Organization’s Roster of Digital Health Experts, sits on Rural Council of the World Congress of Family Physicians and was previously the NSW Rural Representative to the Federal AMA.