Congratulations to the 2023 finalists
Finalists and winners will be celebrated at the Awards ceremony on 16 November 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.
This year 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.
Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2023 finalists
Nurse of the Year (AIN/EN/RN)
| Emily Giltinan | Gosford Hospital | Central Coast |
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| Trent Williams | John Hunter Hospital | Hunter New England |
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| Mandeep Kaur | Liverpool Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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| John McAllister | St Vincent's Hospital | St Vincent's Health Network |
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Midwife of the Year (AIM/RM)
| Tracey Codner | Nepean Hospital | Nepean Blue Mountains |
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| Elizabeth Marson | Campbelltown Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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| Hannah Bird | Queanbeyan Hospital | Southern NSW |
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New to Practice Nurse/Midwife of the Year
| Megan Spear | Gosford Hospital | Central Coast |
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| Martin Gaspari | Fairfield Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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| Garima Nepal | Coonabarabran Health Service | Western NSW |
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Team of the Year Award (Nursing and/or Midwifery)
| Dorrigo Nurses | Dorrigo Multipurpose Service | Mid North Coast |
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| Kirketon Road Centre Nursing Unit | Population and Community Health | South Eastern Sydney |
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| Chemotherapy Suite | Bankstown Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Award
| Jane Jackson | The Forensic Hospital | Justice Health & Forensics Mental Health |
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| Leanne Ovington | Queanbeyan Hospital | Southern NSW |
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| Bernadette Findlay | St Vincent's Hospital | St Vincent's Health Network |
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Judith Meppem Lifetime Achievement Award
| Dr Jennie King | Central Coast District Office | Central Coast |
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| Janeane Harlum | South Western Sydney District Office | South Western Sydney |
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| Anna Thornton | St Vincent's Hospital | St Vincent's Health Network |
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Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year Award (EN/RN/RM)
| Angela Damm | Tumut Hospital | Murrumbidgee |
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| Emily Hunter | Campbelltown Hospital | South Western Sydney |
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| Sharelle Anderson | Queanbeyan Hospital | Southern NSW |
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Healing Heart Award - Colleague Nominated
| Caitlin MacDonagh | Royal North Shore Hospital | Northern Sydney |
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| Gillian Prott | Royal North Shore Hospital | Northern Sydney |
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| Olga Teo | The Children's Hospital at Westmead | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network |
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| Rowena Kellett | Mental Health Service | Sydney |
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Healing Heart Award - Consumer Nominated
| Bronwyn Freeman | Shoalhaven Cancer Centre | Illawarra Shoalhaven |
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| Mithra Kennaugh | Blue Mountains Hospital | Nepean Blue Mountains |
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| Angela Kiss | St Vincent's Hospital - Kinghorn Cancer Centre | St Vincent's Health Network |
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If you have any questions or need additional information, please email:
MOH-ExcellenceInNursingAndMidwiferyAwards@health.nsw.gov.au
