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• About the awards​
  
• Key dates
• Award categories
  
• Sponsorship opportunities

About the awards​​​​

The NSW Health Awards rec​​ognise and celebrate staff and volunteers from across local health districts, pillars, networks and health organisations. The awards recognise personalised, sustainable, and digitally enabled health programs that deliver outcomes that matter most to patients and invest in the wellness of the NSW community. NSW Health is proud to celebrate our team that enriches health in millions of ways every day.

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Key dates

• Nominations open: Monday 4 May 2026.
• Nominations close: Friday 3 July 2026.
• Finalists announced: Late September 2026.
• Awards ceremony: Thursday 29 October 2026.

Award categories

The 2026 NSW Health Awards will feature both team and individual awards.

Team awards

• Environmental Sustainability
• Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare
• Excellence in Multicultural Healthcare
• Excellence in the Provision of Mental Health Services
• Health Equity
• Health Innovation
• Health Research
• Keeping People Healthy
• Patient Safety First
• People and Culture
• Transforming Patient Experience

Individual awards

• ​ Small Acts of Kindness
• Staff Member of the Year
• Volunteer of the Year
  

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