Board Members

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIR

Assoc. Professor Diana O'Halloran

Qualifications

MB, BS, FRACGP, MHPEd, FAICD

Experience

Diana is a member of the NSW Health Care Advisory Council (HCAC) and Chair of the NSW Practice Advisory Council. She is also an adviser to the NSW Department of Health, chairs the RACGP’s National Standing Committee-Education and is a Board member and immediate past Chair of the RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty.

Special Responsibilities

Chair

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Professor Tim Usherwood

Qualifications

BSc, MD, BS, FRCGP, FRACGP, FRCP, FAICD, DMS

Experience

Professor of General Practice at the University of Sydney, Sub-Dean (Community) at the University’s Western Clinical School and Head of the Dept of General Practice at Westmead Hospital. Tim’s clinical practice is at the Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney (AMSWS)

Special Responsibilities

Past Chair – resigned 15th October 2008

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Brad Delaney

Qualifications

HSC in 1989

Experience

Brad is an Aboriginal community member and the current Chair of the Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney. He has been a member and Board member at the AMSWS for nearly 20 years. Brad brings great awareness of what the Aboriginal community in Western Sydney needs in regard to Primary Health Care and through the AMSWS, and is able to have the input to deliver the necessary services. Currently, Brad works as a Senior Aboriginal Programs Officer in the NSW Justice System.

Special Responsibilities

Business Development Committee Member.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dr Linda McQueen

Qualifications

MB, BS, FRACGP, Dip RACOG, FAICD

Experience

A GP in Hazelbrook for over 20 years, Linda has been a GP Trainer since 1987. She was also an inaugural Board Member of Wentwest from 2002 until 2007, and was reappointed to the Board in December 2008. Linda is also past Chair of GPNSW.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dr Michael Tan

Qualifications

MB, BS (UNSW), MFM (Monash) M.Th (SCD), Grad Dip Prof Ethics (UNSW), GAICD

Experience

Michael has been practising in General Practice in Blacktown for more than 23 years. He is President of the Blacktown Medical Practitioners’ Association and Co-Chair of Mt Druitt Healthone. Michael is Adjunct Senior lecturer, UND and USyd and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UWS.