Leading GP appointed Dept of Health’s top medical adviser
Professor Michael Kidd will work on the Federal Government's 10-year plan for primary care
The doctor widely credited with saving the RACGP from meltdown 15 years ago has been tasked with reforming Australia’s underfunded primary care system.
Professor Michael Kidd has been made principal medical adviser to the federal Department of Health and will play a leading role in developing the Morrison Government’s primary healthcare 10-year plan.
Professor Kidd was RACGP president between 2002 and 2006 in the aftermath of the college’s internal ructions, which resulted in the biggest financial crisis in its history.
During his tenure, which signalled a renewed focus on education and standards, the college’s finances were restored and a huge fall in membership was reversed.
