Float Your Boat

Dr Catherine Crock, AM A physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne since 1994, Catherine has worked closely with patients and families to redesign services and improve quality and safety. She is the Chair of the Hush Foundation which transforms healthcare culture through use of the arts. Hush produces music for children, families and staff in hospitals around Australia. Hush has collaborated with renowned play write Alan Hopgood in the development of the plays “Hear Me”, “Do You Know Me” and “What Matters” which are performed in hospitals and Aged Care settings to raise awareness of patient centred care, communication and patient safety issues. Hush cofounded the Gathering of Kindness in 2016. In 2015 she became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to medicine, to community healthcare standards and to the Arts. www.hush.org.au