IFA Board Members

Mr David Wright – Chair

David is the inaugural Chair of IFA and is committed to primary health care which is demonstrated through his career, spanning a number of organisations in this area. In 2003, David took up the position as CEO of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). In May 2006 he signed a second 3 year contract to lead the College. Interests include improving services to members across Australia and beyond. In the next 3 years he has committed to developing the RACGP as a knowledge based organisation focusing on the core business of the College – education. In the 3 years that David has been CEO, the RACGP has undergone significant transformation into a forward looking organisation that focuses on member value.

Ms Claire Caesar – Company Secretary

Claire Caesar has an in-depth understanding of how the various sectors of the health system operate, having worked across the spectrum of government, non-government and community agencies in the health and welfare field for over 20 years. Claire has extensive experience leading and managing a range of programs in the community sector, and for both ACT and Commonwealth governments. She has a strong record of policy development, implementation and review, and a record of strategic reform in the health sector including: responsibility for the development of the Primary Care Collaboratives Program in Australia, and worked closely with the Improvement Foundation (then the NPDT) on the design of the program for the Australian primary health care system.  Claire has been trained by the Improvement Foundation in quality improvement methodology.

Ms Ruth Kennedy – Director

Ruth Kennedy is the Chief Executive of the UK Improvement Foundation.  She has a strong history of achievement in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, managing hospitals and leading quality reform agendas in the tertiary sector. 
Ruth joined the National Primary Care Development Team at its inception in 2000, and led the development of the first round of the National Primary Care Collaboratives program in the UK. Ruth has led the adaptation of the Collaboratives methodology to address underachieving boys in schools, improving nutrition and food literacy in deprived communities, reducing falls in the elderly, and a number of key NHS reforms such as integrated care of patients with complex needs, mental health and practice-based service commissioning.