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Dr Matt Wright
Principal Clinical lead, MBChB, MBA, F.RUC, DIP CHHX, DIP CEM
Phone:
+64 21 362 303
Email:
Matt is the Principal Clinical Lead at Synergia and has been a practicing doctor for 20 years. He has worked at Middlemore Emergency Department since 2008 with over 10 years’ experience in acute primary care as well.
Matt is a practicing doctor with over 20 years working in urgent and emergency care and
currently works at Middlemore Hospital when he is not consulting to improve the health of
New Zealanders. Since completing an MBA from Cambridge University, he has been providing expert clinical, operational and system design advice through his role as the Principle Clinical Lead of Synergia.
His areas of particular interest are system quality Improvement and outcomes tracking, and
his passion is giving busy clinicians clear information so they can see the benefits of the care
they provide. He has become adept at knowing the data sources available and how to use
NHI effectively, and applies best practice approaches to data collection, aggregation, and
clinical interpretation.
Matt has a deep understanding of urgent, afterhours and emergency care and has advised
models of care and funding for most of New Zealand, including Northern and Te Manawa
Taki regions and Capital and Coast district. He has also supported clinical networks in
Australia and the Philippines. Matt is the key clinical advisor for Patient Afterhours and Urgent Access (PAUA) SLAT in Metro Auckland, which has been going for over 10 years, and has led the data analysis that
informs the alliance’s decisions. He also plays a key part in analysis of palliative care trends
nationally and deeper understanding for individual hospices and regional alliances.
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