Dr Kieran Hennelly has been the acting general manager for clinical services at the Royal Flying Doctor Service's Western Operations. He has been coordinating the RFDS response to COVID-19 with its its team and service delivery partners.
As Western Australia declared a State of Emergency, Dr Hennelly became the COVID-19 lead, overseeing the RFDS emergency response team in partnership with the Department of Health, WA Country Health Service and other integral agencies. Dr Hennelly was also instrumental in developing processes to ensure ongoing PPE needs are met, and organisational response was integrated with robust clinical governance. He has knowledge and connections in regional WA which have paved the way to ensure remote Aboriginal communities with poor access to health services are prioritised in a COVID response by facilitating links with other support organisations.
