New accolade recognises 'outstanding' RPH doctor
Royal Perth Hospital’s Dr Daniel Hunt has been named the National Indigenous Times’ 2025 Medical Professional of the Year.
05/02/2026
Royal Perth Hospital’s (RPH) Dr Daniel Hunt has been named the National Indigenous Times’ (NIT) 2025 Medical Professional of the Year, recognising his outstanding leadership in Aboriginal health.
Of Jaru and Yindjibarndi descent, Daniel was appointed as RPH’s first homeless medicine consultant in November 2025, taking the reins of the hospital’s Homeless Team from founder Dr Amanda Stafford, who remains in the Emergency Department (ED).
The NIT’s 2025 Year in Review recognised Aboriginal success stories, change makers and trailblazers across 15 categories.
Daniel – who was also the 2025 NAIDOC Person of the Year and Australian Medical Association of WA Advocate for the Year – was recognised for his passion to help those facing disproportionately high rates of chronic disease and poor overall health, as well as his work in helping to manage Australia's syphilis epidemic.
“It is an honour to be noted in the National Indigenous Times' wrap up of the year as Medical Professional of the Year, along with many other leaders and trailblazers in our sector,” he said.
Daniel spent almost a decade at the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service as a dentist, general practitioner (GP), deputy medical director and, ultimately, acting chief executive officer. The NIT recognised the service’s 2025 partnership with the Heart Foundation, under his leadership.
The RPH Homeless Team is an in-reach team, designed to link patients who present to the ED back into community GP care and community-based housing and support services.
Of Jaru and Yindjibarndi descent, Daniel was appointed as RPH’s first homeless medicine consultant in November 2025, taking the reins of the hospital’s Homeless Team from founder Dr Amanda Stafford, who remains in the Emergency Department (ED).
The NIT’s 2025 Year in Review recognised Aboriginal success stories, change makers and trailblazers across 15 categories.
Daniel – who was also the 2025 NAIDOC Person of the Year and Australian Medical Association of WA Advocate for the Year – was recognised for his passion to help those facing disproportionately high rates of chronic disease and poor overall health, as well as his work in helping to manage Australia's syphilis epidemic.
“It is an honour to be noted in the National Indigenous Times' wrap up of the year as Medical Professional of the Year, along with many other leaders and trailblazers in our sector,” he said.
Daniel spent almost a decade at the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service as a dentist, general practitioner (GP), deputy medical director and, ultimately, acting chief executive officer. The NIT recognised the service’s 2025 partnership with the Heart Foundation, under his leadership.
The RPH Homeless Team is an in-reach team, designed to link patients who present to the ED back into community GP care and community-based housing and support services.
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05/02/2026