THE JOHN DEEBLE LECTURE AND PANEL DISCUSSION: - Beyond boundaries: Leadership for health

In the 2024 John Deeble Lecture, Dr Jonathon Gray (Professor of Innovation, Improvement and Leadership Swansea University and the Director of the Commonwealth Leadership Institute) will reflect on his leadership journey, the strength of leadership in times of crisis, and the importance of recognising and supporting emerging leaders. [...] John was Special Adviser to the Ministers for health in the Whitlam and Hawke governments, Chairman of the Planning Committees for both Medibank and Medicare and a Commissioner of the Health Insurance Commission for 16 years. [...] Other appointments have included First Assistant Secretary in the Commonwealth Department of Health, Founding Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, and from 1989 to 2005, Senior Fellow in Epidemiology and Adjunct Professor in Economics at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University. [...] John was a Sidney Sax Medallist and life member of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, and patron of the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research. [...] Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) Founded in 1946 as the Australian Hospital Association, the AHHA is the independent peak membership body and advocate for the Australian public healthcare system, and a national voice for universally accessible, high quality healthcare in Australia.