Dr Bell is a General Practitioner and Public Health Physician based in Darwin, who has worked for the last 35 years in the Top End of the Northern Territory, for most of that time living in Katherine, in a broad range of roles as a GP in remote communities, and in public health and health service management, with both government and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. He has long standing interest and experience in health informatics, and currently works for the Northern Territory health department as Chief Clinical Information Officer.