Daniel Jeffrey - Principal Consultant

About

Dr Dan Jeffrey is a transformative healthcare strategist and Principal Consultant at Beacon Strategies, where he leads engagements across clinical governance, digital health, and system reform. With a foundation in medicine and formal training in international relations, international public health, business law, and health administration, Dan brings a uniquely global and cross-disciplinary perspective to healthcare improvement. His career spans clinical medicine, executive medical services, digital health innovation, and consulting, delivering impactful strategies that strengthen health systems, advance digital transformation, and improve patient outcomes.

Dan’s expertise lies in system-wide clinical governance, digital health implementation, workforce strategy, and health service redesign. He has advised governments, health services, NGOs, and technology firms on how to co-design resilient, equitable, and technology-enabled models of care. He is regularly invited to contribute thought leadership on clinical governance, AI ethics, and digital health at national and international forums.

Capabilities

With an integrated background in clinical care, technology, and policy, Dan excels in guiding complex system transformation. His capabilities include:

• Strategic Digital Health Transformation

• Clinical Governance and Risk Reform

• Medical Workforce Planning and System Capacity

• Public Health Equity and Service Design

• Governance-Enabled Innovation and AI Integration

Achievements at Beacon Strategies

• Designed and implemented a state-wide clinical governance framework adopted across 17 health organisations, enhancing board accountability and compliance with national standards.

• Delivered long-range primary care workforce strategies for PHNs across Australia, aligning supply with future demand and enabling investment planning.

• Advised on digital maturity, governance integration, and strategic transformation for major health services and public agencies nationwide.

Academic Qualifications

• Specialist Fellowship Training Program, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

• Master of Health Leadership & Management / Master of Public Health, University of New South Wales

• Certificate in Clinical Governance, Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance

• Doctor of Medicine, Griffith University

• Master of International Relations, Macquarie University

• Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law), Curtin University

Professional Experience

• Principal, Healthcare Consulting – Beacon Strategies

• Board Chair – Mama Respond International

• Health Advisory Committee Member – Small to Medium Enterprise Centre for Artificial Intelligence

• Head of Partnerships – Consultmed

• Director Medical Services (Acting) – West Moreton Health

• Senior Registrar Medical Services – Wide Bay Hospital & Health Service, West Moreton Health, Metro North Health

• Principal House Officer, Emergency Medicine – South West HHS

• Lecturer / Academic Advisor – Griffith University, University of Queensland

Professional Memberships

• Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

• Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance

• Australasian Institute of Digital Health

• Australian Institute of International Affairs

• Medical Software Industry of Australia

Career Highlights

• Oversaw scale-up of a national digital referral platform adopted by leading hospitals and PHNs, now used by more than 20,000 clinicians, and awarded a World Summit Award for innovation aligned with the UN SDGs.

• Queensland’s first virtual COVID-19 ward at Metro North Health (subsequently Virtual ED), delivering safe care to over 100,000 patients with zero out-of-hospital deaths.

• Delivered a revenue recovery project in Wide Bay HHS identifying $6.8 million in missed activity, resulting in a 200x return on investment and significant improvement in clinical documentation standards.

• Directed a major review into First Nations discharges against medical advice at a tertiary hospital, leading to measurable improvements in culturally safe care practices.

• Contributed to the national strategy on AI adoption in healthcare ensuring alignment with health system priorities and ethical implementation.

Personal Interests

Dan is passionate about designing technology that improves healthcare access and outcomes. He maintains a strong interest in global health security and international policy, and actively contributes to humanitarian programs supporting children with disabilities in East Africa. A dedicated lifelong learner, he balances strategic consulting with academic inquiry and digital innovation.