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Introducing Dr Mellissa Naidoo

Nov 01, 2018

Greenslopes Private Hospital’s new Director of Medical Services is on a mission to ensure the wellbeing of patients is at the centre of care.

Dr Mellissa Naidoo has returned to the hospital several years after completing some of her specialist training in medical administration at the facility.

“I was already familiar with the hospital and many of the staff and doctors here so it was a great opportunity to return," Dr Naidoo said.

"As Australia’s largest private teaching hospital, Greenslopes has a great reputation for patient care, medical education, training and research. That made the role particularly attractive to me."

Greenslopes is the only private hospital in Australia with a fully-fledged clinical school with dedicated university facilities for onsite clinical teaching and the largest complement of accredited training posts for specialty training in the private sector.

Dr Naidoo has more than 10 years’ experience in senior leadership roles in medical administration in both the private and public sectors. 

The medical services director said she was passionate about patient-centred care and committed to delivering on it.

“It’s about making sure that we actually put the patient at the centre of everything that we do. It’s also about supporting our doctors to deliver the best care for patient.”

Although not present in all private hospitals, Dr Naidoo said the Director of Medical Services role at Greenslopes was critical to enable visiting medical officers, nursing staff, GPs and community partners to work together to deliver high-quality care to patients.

“I like to get out and meet GPs, our partners in primary health care, to ensure they know they have an avenue that they can discuss their patients and their care with us,” she said.

Dr Naidoo is a strong advocate for medical leadership and believes in the benefits of leadership diversity. 

Starting out in paediatric training, Dr Naidoo found herself drawn to medical administration and the opportunity to influence health outcomes at a systems level.

“Medical leadership is vital to ensuring decision making benefits patients and care delivery. As doctors we have skills to lead and influence for improved care.”