Dr Michael Wright

Dr Michael Wright is a medical graduate, with post-graduate qualifications in public health and health economics.  With over 20 years clinical experience, Michael has worked as a GP in Australia and England, in urban and rural settings, been a practice owner and GP contractor. Michael is the Chief Medical Officer of Avant Mutual, Australia’s largest medical indemnity provider, Board Chair of Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network, and Deputy Chair for RACGP NSW/ACT Faculty Council.

Michael is a strong advocate for improving safety and quality in health care, and his research interests include understanding the impact of continuity of care on the primary care performance, improving collaboration between health care providers, and use of financial incentives to improve quality and sustainability of general practice. Michael completed his PhD in health economics at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where he continues as a researcher.