People and Culture

The way we work has a direct impact on patient experience and outcomes, as well as staff performance and experience.

This award recognises projects that support our workforce to deliver safe, reliable, person-centred care that drives the best outcomes and experience for patients and staff.

Nominations will demonstrate project that support our workforce by:

• working collaboratively within the NSW Health system to improve health outcomes, including financial, IT, productivity, and workforce projects, initiatives or programs
• growing and supporting a skilled workforce by hiring and developing the right people, with the right skills, at the right time
• building positive work environments that bring out the best in everyone including wellbeing programs and initiatives
• strengthening diversity in our workforce and decision-making
• developing effective health professional managers and leaders
• improved systems and efficiencies to support better workplace safety and health outcomes and practices
• support for long-term behaviour change to strengthen the staff health safety culture
• increased awareness of the importance of personal safety alongside patient safety
• enhanced access and training in workplace health, wellbeing and safety.