Professor Michael Roberts was appointed Safer Care Victoria’s new CEO

With more than 30 years’ experience as a senior executive leader, respiratory physician and senior professor, Michael will be a welcome addition to not only Safer Care Victoria, but to the broader Victorian health system, helping deliver better health outcomes for all Victorians.

Michael is currently the Managing Director of UCLPartners Academic Health Science System in the UK and has previously held senior appointments at the Royal College of Physicians, the National Institute for Health Research and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London.

He has a strong focus on clinician and consumer participation and is well-versed in running clinical audits and service design to improve patient-centred care across primary, community and secondary settings.

He also has good ties with Australia, having worked here as a clinician and in recent years, having travelled out on a speaking tour.