Congratulations to the finalists in the 2021 Awards !
The NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery awards acknowledge the passion, dedication and contributions that nurses and midwives have on the health outcomes of patients, women and families across NSW.
We are pleased to reveal the 26 well-deserved finalists in eight award categories.
This year more than ever, it is important we recognise the outstanding contributions of the nurses and midwives of NSW Health.
Join us in celebrating them on social media with #EINMA2021
Winners in each category will be announced in our award show which will stream across the state early in 2022. Stay tuned for more details.
Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards Finalists 2021
Nurse of the Year
| Samuel Bryant | Broken Hill Hospital | Far West |
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| Ajit Singh | Cumberland Hospital | Western Sydney |
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| Joanne Taylor | St Vincent's Hospital | St Vincent's Health Network |
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| Jeremy Pallas | John Hunter Hospital | Hunter New England |
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Midwife of the Year
| Annette Taylor | The Royal Hospital for Women | South Eastern Sydney |
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| Young Mei Lau | Fairfield Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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| Claire Devonport | Canterbury Hospital | Sydney |
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New to Practice Nurse/Midwife of the Year
| Chelsea Becker | Coffs Harbour Health Campus | Mid North Coast |
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| Carmen Huang | Canterbury Hospital | Sydney |
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| Sonia Kokuru | Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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Nursing/Midwifery Team of the Year
| Ward 2D | Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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| Incident Response Team | St Vincent's Hospital | St Vincent's Health Network |
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| Special Health Accommodation Nursing Team | Special Health Accommodation | Sydney |
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Judith Meppem Leadership Award (Nursing/Midwifery)
| Richard Gilfillan | Education and Training Service | Nepean Blue Mountains |
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| Deborah Cameron | Nursing, Midwifery and Clinical Governance | Illawarra Shoalhaven |
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| Craig Archer | Grafton Base Hospital | Northern NSW |
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Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year
| Matthew White | Shoalhaven District Hospital | Illawarra Shoalhaven |
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| Dawn Evans | Wilcannia Health Service | Far West |
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| Kasey Wright | Nepean Blue Mountains Hospital | Nepean Blue Mountains |
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| Brendan Gentles | Camperdown Community Mental Health | Sydney |
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Healing Heart Award for exceptional care (Nursing/Midwifery) - nominated by Colleagues
| Margaret Hughes | Westmead Hospital | Western Sydney |
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| Timothy O'Neill | Workforce & Leadership | Far West |
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| Kelly O'Reilly | Sydney Sexual Health Centre | South Eastern Sydney |
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Healing Heart Award for exceptional care (Nursing/Midwifery) - nominated by patients/consumer or their families/carers
| Jenny Greed | Shoalhaven District Hospital | Illawarra Shoalhaven |
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| Alison Millar | Palliative Care After Hours | Illawarra Shoalhaven |
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| Nicole Clegg | Community Nursing | Illawarra Shoalhaven |
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please email:
MOH-ExcellenceInNursingAndMidwiferyAwards@health.nsw.gov.au.
