Prof Simon Willcock is a General Practitioner and the Clinical Director of Primary Care at MQ Health. His education and research interests include the health of doctors, low back pain, the early identification of dementia in the community, systems change in medical service delivery, and communication in medical practice.In addition to his Macquarie University role, Prof Willcock is Deputy Chair of the Sydney North Health Network and Chair of the Estia Health Clinical Governance Committee. His board roles have been in medical indemnity and health insurance, and roles in the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian Medical Association.