Twelve outstanding nurses and midwives were honoured at the fifth annual NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards held at Parliament House yesterday. Minister for Health Brad Hazzard congratulated the winners chosen from 36 finalists, including 11 from regional and rural NSW, who were recognised for their significant contribution to improving patient care.
“These awards shine a light on the many profound, untold stories of life-changing care that nurses and midwives have provided in our public hospitals and health facilities,” Mr Hazzard said. “There were a record 301 nominees this year and I want to thank every one of them and, indeed, all of the nurses and midwives who do such a fantastic job day in day out providing exemplary care to patients.”
A record 51,000 nurses and midwives work in the NSW public health system. “We have invested significantly in the nursing and midwifery workforce, with an extra 6,700 full-time equivalent nurses and midwives since 2011 – and almost 2,900 of these are now working in rural and regional hospitals,” Mr Hazzard said.
NSW Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Jacqui Cross also paid tribute to the finalists in each of the categories which included Clinical Leadership, Innovation (research and education) and Consumer Appreciation. “The number of nominations we receive has grown each year, a testament to the high regard in which nurses and midwives are held,” Ms Cross said.
“Thank you to those who took the time out to acknowledge a nurse or midwife who has touched their lives in a unique way.”
2017 Excellence in Nursing & Midwifery Awards – Winner and Finalist List
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING/MIDWIFERY – ASSISTANT IN NURSING/MIDWIFERY | |||
Winner | Bailey Stubing | Broken Hill Hospital | Far West Local Health District |
Finalist | Corina Candow | Mid North Coast Correctional Centre | Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network |
Finalist | Manishaben Panchal | Macquarie Hospital | Northern Sydney LHD |
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING – ENROLLED NURSE | |||
Winner | Scott Gordon | Bourke Health Service | Western NSW LHD |
Finalist | Tracy Gilbert | Blue Mountains Hospital | Nepean Blue Mountains LHD |
Finalist | Jodie Martin | Quirindi Hospital | Hunter New England LHD |
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING/MIDWIFERY GRADUATE AWARD | |||
Winner | Karen O’Hare | Prince of Wales Hospital | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Scarlett Pollet | Broken Hill Hospital | Far West Local Health District |
Finalist | Wendy Uren | Shellharbour Hospital | Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD |
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING – REGISTERED NURSE | |||
Winner | Claudia Pollauszach | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Community Health Service | Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Lisa Clarke | Prince of Wales Hospital Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Brookie Cox | Gosford Hospital | Central Coast LHD |
EXCELLENCE IN MIDWIFERY – REGISTERED MIDWIFE | |||
Winner | Danielle Toigo | Broken Hill Hospital | Far West LHD |
Finalist | Michelle Culshaw | The Sutherland Hospital | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Anne Evans | Nepean Hospital | Nepean Blue Mountains LHD |
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING/MIDWIFERY – CLINICAL LEADERSHIP | |||
Winner | Rebecca Houghton | Sydney Hospital | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Angela Karooz | St George Hospital | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Julia Kittscha | Wollongong Hospital | Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD |
EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION – Education | |||
Winner | Sonya Bubnij | Calvary Community Palliative Health Care | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Semakaleng Hlapane | Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Practice Development Unit | Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network |
Finalist | Renae Gengaroli | The Children’s Hospital Westmead | The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network |
EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATION – RESEARCH | |||
Winner | Michelle Giles | Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre – James Fletcher Campus | Hunter New England LHD |
Finalist | Hala Phipps | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Matthew Lutze | St George Hospital Kogarah | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
EXCELLENCE IN ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER HEALTHCARE | |||
Winner | Judith Nancarrow | Broken Hill Health Centre | Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network |
Finalist | Vanessa Smith | The Sutherland Hospital | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Vicki Williams | Primary Care and Community Health | Nepean Blue Mountains LHD |
Finalist | Sasha Carlaw | Broken Hill Hospital | Far West LHD |
CONSUMER APPRECIATION AWARD | |||
Winner | Sophie O’Malley | Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick | The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network |
Winner | Johanna Power | Child and Family Health | South Eastern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Jason Gee | The Children’s Hospital Westmead | The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network |
Finalist | Bridget Farrell | Liverpool Hospital | South Western Sydney LHD |
JUDITH MEPPEM LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | |||
Winner | Amal Helou | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Wenda Tyrell | Glen Innes Correctional Centre | Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network |
Finalist | Martin Ward | Royal North Shore Hospital | Northern Sydney LHD |
Finalist | Margaret Evans | The Royal Hospital for Women | South Eastern Sydney LHD |