Dear HRG Comrades, As always, I was deeply impressed at Wednesday’s meeting by the breadth and depth of experience and expertise contained within the body of membership of the HRG. It is matched only by the strength of passion and commitment to improving the Australian healthcare system. It worries me at times that well thought out, highly innovative proposals for improvement die when the meeting ends. Not entirely so, as many HRG members pursue them within their own sphere. I