Important

Nominations for this year's awards will open on Friday 5 May and close on Friday 23 June 2023.

The NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards acknowledge the passion, dedication and contributions of nurses and midwives, who positively impact the health outcomes of patients, women and families across NSW.

In 2023 there will be a total of nine awards;  seven local health district and specialty network-nominated awards, plus one consumer-nominated Healing Heart award and one colleague-nominated Healing Heart award.

This year there will be two distinct leadership awards; the Judith Meppem Lifetime Achievement Award and the Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Award. For more information visit Nomination criteria.

Nominations can be submitted online via this web page from 5 May 2023.

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Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2022 finalists and winners

Nurse of the Year

Nominee Name Hospital / AreaLocal Health District / Specialty Network
Winner - Cecilia DesousaLiverpool HospitalSouth Western Sydney
Tamra LangleySt Vincent's HospitalSt Vincent's Health Network
Elsie MariCommunity Chronic and Complex CareCentral Coast
Beckie PetullaSydney Children's Hospital, RandwickSydney Children's Hospitals Network

Midwife of the Year

Nominee Name Hospital / AreaLocal Health District / Specialty Network
Winner - Kim WoodLiverpool Hospital South Western Sydney
Jenny FlahertyQueanbeyan District HospitalSouthern NSW
Madeleine SimpsonBlue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital Nepean Blue Mountains

New to Practice Nurse/Midwife of the Year

Nominee Name Hospital / AreaLocal Health District / Specialty Network
Joint winner - Stacey-Lee Cossar-DennyGilgandra Multi-Purpose ServiceWestern NSW
Joint winner - Rachael RoachPort Macquarie Base HospitalMid North Coast
Emily GreenLismore Base HospitalNorthern NSW
Sarah Buckton   Corowa Health Service   Murrumbidgee
Matthew WeissRyde HospitalNorthern Sydney

Nursing/Midwifery Team of the Year

Team Name Hospital / AreaLocal Health District / Specialty Network
Winner - Camperdown, Marrickville & Redfern Acute Care ServiceMental Health ServiceSydney
Birra Li Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health ServiceHunter New England
Liverpool Opioid Treatment Program Liverpool Drug Health ServiceSouth Western Sydney

Judith Meppem Leadership Award (Nursing/Midwifery)

Nominee Name Hospital / AreaLocal Health District / Specialty Network
Winner - Sonia MarshallSouth Western Sydney District OfficeSouth Western Sydney
Debbie DeaseyPort Macquarie Base HospitalMid North Coast
Michelle KeirTamworth HospitalHunter New England

Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year

​Nominee Name ​Hospital / Area​Local Health District / Specialty Network
Winner - Sarah-Kathleen CollissNunyara Aboriginal Health Unit
Central Coast
Tracey BryanNepean Hospital Nepean Blue Mountains
Courtney JamesWestmead HospitalWestern Sydney
Sonia RobinsonSt Vincent's HospitalSt Vincent's Health Network

Healing Heart Award for exceptional care (Nursing/Midwifery)

Nominee Name Hospital / AreaLocal Health District / Specialty Network
Winner -Denise BurnsCampbelltown HospitalSouth Western Sydney
Kate FramptonPrince of Wales HospitalSouth Eastern Sydney
Lenore MaitlandSydney Children's Hospital, RandwickSydney Children's Hospitals Network
Mary MulcahyPrince of Wales HospitalSouth Eastern Sydney

Healing Heart Award for exceptional care (Nursing/Midwifery) - nominated by patients/consumer or their families/carers

Nominee Name Hospital / AreaLocal Health District / Specialty Network
Winner - Judy BoyntonSustaining NSW Families TeamIllawarra Shoalhaven
Hayley FisherSydney Children's Hospital, RandwickSydney Children's Hospitals Network
Danielle Gardner         Sydney Children's Hospital, RandwickSydney Children's Hospitals Network
Barbara ScottRyde HospitalNorthern Sydney

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If you have any questions or need additional information, please email: MOH-ExcellenceInNursingAndMidwiferyAwards@health.nsw.gov.au

 

Current as at: Wednesday 22 February 2023
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