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Presenting your 2023 Excellence Awards nominees.

Nominations have officially closed and it is a great pleasure to report that more than 250 teams and individuals have been nominated for an Excellence Award this year.

The Excellence Awards celebrate teams and individuals that demonstrate an exceptional contribution to our vision of becoming a recognised leader in rural healthcare.

Congratulations to all those who have been nominated!

Individual Nominations

Coastal Network

Maree Linfoot

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Julie Ann White

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Louise Morrow

Care and Kindness Award

Amy Abel

Care and Kindness Award

Darci Masters

Care and Kindness Award

Joy De La Cruz

Emerging Leader Award

Cara Young

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Christopher Cheung

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Susan Hutton

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Amelia Withers

Emerging Leader Award

Lisa Reade

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Michaela Tyrell

Care and Kindness Award

Mary Hourigan

Care and Kindness Award

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Kirsty Kurilowicz

Care and Kindness Award

Vicki Charters

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Katherine Fisher

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Kathryn Leccese

Patient Safety Hero

Sheree Barr

Emerging Leader Award

Aimee Toby

Emerging Leader Award

Nicky Reid

Emerging Leader Award

Rebecca Miller

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Yetty Mitford-Burgess

Volunteer of the Year

Kay Douch

Volunteer of the Year

Janice Gibbons

Volunteer of the Year

Pam Tetley

Volunteer of the Year

Sheila Schilling

Volunteer of the Year

Julie Roberts

Volunteer of the Year

Joan Brooks

Volunteer of the Year

Julie Bracher

Volunteer of the Year

Susan Walsh

Emerging Leader Award

Kathleen James

Emerging Leader Award

Kayla Standen

Patient Safety Hero

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Rachael Rogan

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Sarah Evans

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Todd Defriskbom

Patient Safety Hero

Lily McBain

Patient Safety Hero

Kathy Graham

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Frances Wilmore

Volunteer of the Year

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Sarah Little

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Sharelle Anderson

Patient Safety Hero

Rosamma Abraham

Care and Kindness Award

Jackie Ross

Care and Kindness Award

Kathryn Skillman

Care and Kindness Award

Annah Witt

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Janice Andersen

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Joann Caldwell

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Rebecca Miles

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Kelly Watson

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Jenelle Crooks

Care and Kindness Award

Donna Saddler

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Care and Kindness Award

Laura Godkin

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Linda Phillips

Emerging Leader Award

Isabel Areglo

Care and Kindness Award

Rochelle Woolfe

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Nicole Jorgenson

Emerging Leader Award

Malcolm Bennell

Care and Kindness Award

Sam Mundi

Emerging Leader Award

Care and Kindness Award

Kate Rice

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Katrina Gray

Emerging Leader Award

Sunny Navera

Care and Kindness Award

Katherine McCorkindale

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Bridget Hooper

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Anna Davaris

Emerging Leader Award

Zeeshan Naseer

Emerging Leader Award

John Gale

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Kerry Pearce

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Joann Taylor

Care and Kindness Award

Liz Perks

Care and Kindness Award

Vanessa Howden

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Camilla Searle

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Joanne Smith

Emerging Leader Award

Rosalie Smith

Emerging Leader Award

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Leanne Rogers

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Heather McDonald

Care and Kindness Award

Leonie Bell

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Melissa Heenan

Care and Kindness Award

Erika Statham

Volunteer of the Year

Donna Wales

Volunteer of the Year

Heather Jones

Volunteer of the Year

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Fiona Keddie

Care and Kindness Award

Kimberley Cochrane

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Care and Kindness Award

Jenni Hudson

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Melise Eriksson

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Christopher Hancock

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Gemma Issaakidis

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Jason Bennet

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Darlene Howath

Care and Kindness Award

Christy Byrnes

Emerging Leader Award

Anthony Ireson

Emerging Leader Award 

Meredith Flemming

Patient Safety Hero

Fiona Walters

Emerging Leader Award

Victoria French

Care and Kindness Award

Sheryl Greentree

Care and Kindness Award

Julie-Ann Irwin

Care and Kindness Award

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Robyn Hallam

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Cheryl Tozer

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Gretchen Buck

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Emerging Leader Award

Linda McCorriston

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Cassandra Lindquist

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Catherine Sherwin

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Claire Blewett

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Diane O'Connor

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Finance and Performance

Lara Preston

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Patrick O'Donnell

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Deb Mcintosh

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Cvetan Stojkoski

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Mel Cahill

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Melissa McCahon

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

People and Culture

Victoria Holland

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Claire Dutaliss

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Josh Dempsey

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Shirlena Gallagher

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Mark Collins

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Nigel Smith

Care and Kindness Award

Corporate Services and Projects

Leanne Backhouse

Care and Kindness Award

Alex Dow

Emerging Leader Award

Rebecca Moon

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Robert Coats

Patient Safety Hero

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Sarah Galton

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Rachel Williams

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Emerging Leader Award

Laurence Walker

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Matthew Stephenson

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Rebekah Bowman

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Leah Pennay

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Elise Coppins

Emerging Leader Award

Ashley Lawrence

Emerging Leader Award

Kassandra Packwood

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Leanne Ovington

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Niccola Follett

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Lauren Rodger

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Kelly-Anne Knight

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Melissa Williams

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Office of the Chief Executive

Karen Clark

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Emma Woolley

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Rowena Mitchell

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Renata Sheehan

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Medical Services

Alice McKellar

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Nathan Oates

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Dani McParland

Emerging Leader Award

Jody McInally

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Margaret Lyons

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Corin Miller

Emerging Leader Award

Ruth Craze

Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

Mark Pulletz

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Anthony Stevenson

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Tagiilima Sio-Vaeau

Emerging Leader Award

Ammar Altayib

Patient Safety Hero

Operations

Fiona Renshaw

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Peter Lawrence

Award for Outstanding Leadership

Team Nominations

Coastal Paediatric Services

Coastal Network

SERH ICU Nursing Team

Coastal Network

"Dirty Dozen" Medication Education Program

Coastal Network

Falls in the Older Person Presenting to ED

Coastal Network

Daily Safety Huddle via Microsoft Teams

Coastal Network

Cardiac Rehab for Primary Prevention (Diabetes)

Coastal Network

Bega Valley Early Years Assessment Service

Coastal Network

Eurobodalla Palliative Care Volunteers

Coastal Network

Reducing Length of Stay in the Bega Valley

Coastal Network

Midwifery Skills Workshop

Coastal Network

Virtual Nutrition Care - Gestational Diabetes

Coastal Network

ARF/RHD Awareness and Support - Narooma and Wallaga Lake

Coastal Network

Morning Coffee and Collaborative Care

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Care and Provisions of All Staff in the HASA Team

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Goulburn Community Nursing

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Queanbeyan HITH

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Growing With Emotions

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Cooma Staff Wellbeing Team

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Renal Failure Support to ICU Patients

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Merger of the Inland and Tablelands Network

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Intake Process for Monaro Speech Pathology

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Cooma Hospital Perioperative Team

Tablelands/Monaro Network

ERAS in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Invaluable Leader Rounding in Cooma Theatres

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Transformational Change in Rehab

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Queanbeyan Hotel Services Food Waste Project

Tablelands/Monaro Network

Normalising Opioid Treatment - Shared Care Model

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Cross Agency Communication and Response Protocol

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Mental Health Pathways in Practice

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

School-Link: Share The Care

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Establishing an AOD Clinic in Eden

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Eurobodalla CAMHS

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Reengaging Older People Living With Mental Health

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Eurobodalla Adult Community Mental Health Team

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

SERH Mental Health Inpatient Services

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Aboriginal Mental Health and Wellbeing Peer Worker

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Towards Zero - Suicide Prevention Outreach Team

Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs

Rural Kids GPS - Paediatric Care Coordination

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Allied Health Review

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Community Health Review - District Wide Programs

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Allied Health Leadership Development Program

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Antenatal Care Research Collaboration

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Multicultural Healthy Eating Program

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Dental Unit Waterlines Project - Reducing Biofilm

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Interim Home Care Service

Integrated Care and Allied Health

TACP - It's What Matters, Not What is the Matter

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Eurobodalla Cancer Care and Aboriginal Cancer Care

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Smoking Cessation in Cancer Patients

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Developing a Statement of Intent

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Dietetics Prioritisation Tool

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Aboriginal Go4Fun

Integrated Care and Allied Health

VAN Oncall and Disturbance List Redesign

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Standardising Dietetics Documentation

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Trusted Locals Encourage Breast Screening

Integrated Care and Allied Health

My Aged Care Assessment Service

Integrated Care and Allied Health

CIFTS Genetics - Helping Families Find Answers

Integrated Care and Allied Health

CIFTS Gadhu - Helping Children With Complex Needs

Integrated Care and Allied Health

Injury Management

People and Culture

Vacancy Reporting and Dashboard Development

People and Culture

Rostering Best Practice Project

People and Culture

Respecting the Difference - Be the Difference

People and Culture

OASV Project

People and Culture

Rostering and Staff Establishment

People and Culture

Travel Team

Corporate Services and Projects

Central Health Intake

Corporate Services and Projects

Complex Wound Huddles

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Blood Leaflets for First Nations People

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Emergency Nurse Education

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

CNE Support to Staff

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

PIVC Project

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Birth Happens

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Compassion In Action

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Midwifery Virtual In-Services

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Community Nursing Upskilling Project

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Childbirth and Early Parenting Program

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Safe Care Project

Nursing, Midwifery, and Clinical Governance

Communications Team

Office of the Chief Executive

Quinquennium Project

Medical Services

Developing and AMS Virtual Rounding Model

Medical Services

"Golden Angels" Spreading Their Wings

Medical Services

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery at Goulburn

Medical Services

Medical Workforce Unit

Medical Services

eMR and eMeds Training Uplift

Information Communication and Technology

A huge thank you to each person who took the time to submit a nomination. 

Do you see the name of a colleague or friend? Why not send them a personal note of congratulations!

Next steps for nominees.

All nominees will shortly receive an email confirming their nomination and information about the awards ceremony tickets.

All nominees are invited to attend the Excellence Awards ceremony on 21 July, 2023 at the Yuin Theatre in Batemans Bay

We are honoured to be hosting the NSW Health Secretary, Susan Pearce AM, as keynote speaker.

The event includes networking opportunities, performances from local arts groups, presentations, story sharing, and lunch.

Tickets will be limited, so keep your eyes peeled!

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Email the Excellence Awards Working Party:

SNSWLHD-ImprovementProjects@health.nsw.gov.au

Southern NSW Local Health District acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional custodians of the land; the Gundungurra, Ngambri, Ngarigo, Ngunnawal and Yuin peoples.

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