Bush Clinics to Board Rooms

This story is written by Phil Kay, a boy who grew up poor on the coast.Wearing boardshorts, t-shirts, and no shoes for most of his life turned into suits and boardroom meetings after he qualified as an EmergencySpecialist and combined management with his career as a doctor.

Having opened Australia’s first private emergency centre at Pindara on the Gold Coast in 1987 he later set up his own company specialising in opening emergency centres around Australia and consulting with multiple private hospital operators in improving performance. He was director of ED in two of Australia’s major hospitals being GCH and PAH and was also involved in the early days of helicopter rescue and aero medical retrievals.

His key success feature is the rare combination of an being an experienced clinician with management skills at multiple levelsright up to major corporate board experience.

His experience with both patients and professionals is outlined in this book together with business experiences along the way.

Now retired after a very successful career, his book contains insights for any doctor embarking on a career, as well as his insights on business challenges aimed at executives and business people in organisations.

He shares his vast insights on people issues and problem solving and overcoming obstacles throughout the book.

Feedback from readers has been very positive. It’s an insightful read whether you are a medical professional, businessperson, or patient.