Governance
Past President of the RACGP. Former Head of Adoption, Benefits and Change at the National eHealth Transition Authority. Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Awarded AM in 2013 for services to general practice.
Rural GP and Rural Generalist. Past President of the RACGP. eHealth, engagement and change management consultant. Board director. Co-founder of Medius Global.
Working as a GP and Rural Generalist at Lennox Head Medical Centre, a practice he helped establish in 1990. Over 35 years in patient care across northern New South Wales.
Chris enjoys the challenges of general practice and is committed to doing the absolute best for his patients. This includes helping people with significant health problems stay well, enjoy the greatest possible quality of life, and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
Chris believes that in General Practice, the focus should be on the person, not just their illness. He strives to deliver whole-person care.
For appointments at Chris's clinical practice, please contact Lennox Head Medical Centre directly. This site does not handle patient appointments.
lennoxheadmedical.com.au ↗Past President of the RACGP. Former Head of Adoption, Benefits and Change at the National eHealth Transition Authority. Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Awarded AM in 2013 for services to general practice.
Author of GPs as Directors, published via Medius Global. Regular contributor on board-readiness, clinical governance and the business side of general practice.
A guide for general practitioners stepping into board and director roles. Drawing on Chris's own service across the RACGP, NPS MedicineWise, Therapeutic Guidelines and the Remote Vocational Training Scheme.
Practical pathways onto boards. What boards look for beyond 'I am a doctor'. Directors' duties and the business judgment rule. The work of clinical governance after the AGM.
Medius Global is the advisory firm Chris co-founded for general practice owners and the Australian health sector. Assessment, remediation, coordination and business expansion for GP practices. All advisory work is booked through Medius.
Most of Chris's current writing is published there: practical pieces on practice governance, board readiness, partnership structures, succession, and the business mechanics behind general practice.
Visit mediusglobal.com.au ↗