Awards night recognises quality and high achievers in health
Hunter New England Health will recognise some of its most innovative and committed staff this week at its 2009 Achievement Awards dinner.
The dinner is held each year to celebrate the people and projects that are influential in improving patient care across our health service. This year, the awards dinner will be held on Thursday 10 September in Newcastle. The night will see winners of the Quality Awards and the Staff Achievement Awards announced.
The Quality Awards recognise the excellent work of HNE Health staff in increasing the standards of health improvement and patient care through continually improving service delivery.
The Staff Achievement Awards encourage and reward outstanding performance and are open to all individuals and teams from across the Area. These awards are a celebration of the exceptional contribution health service staff have made in their roles and to their communities. This year a new category has been added, Volunteer/s of the Year, which recognises the invaluable contribution made by our volunteers.
Competition was very strong, with a record 87 Quality Award entries received and 75 entries received for the Achievement Awards.
Hunter New England Health Acting Chief Executive Tracey McCosker congratulated all finalists for their outstanding contributions to improving health services.
“My congratulations go to all the finalists for their commitment to their roles and their innovative projects,” Ms McCosker said.
“The care and dedication these people show to the community and their effort in improving health care is truly worth celebrating.
“Of course a night such as this would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors, particularly our major sponsor Prosperity.
“This event is a celebration of excellence, innovation and staff achievement and I look forward to joining the finalists at the awards dinner.”
The 2009 Achievement Award finalists are as follows:
Manager of the Year
Debbie Bradley, General Manager Belmont Hospital
Pat Marks, Director Kaleidoscope Greater Newcastle Sector
Janelle Cause, Nursing Unit Manager, Peri-operative Unit Manning Hospital
Clinical Leader of the Year
Dr Keith Howard, Director Paediatrics, Maitland Hospital
Dr John Ferguson, Director Infection Prevention and Control
Dr Lanny Chor, Area Clinical Director Oral Health Service
Tomorrow’s Leader
Nicole Martin, Clinical Leader Podiatry and Footcare Service, Greater Newcastle
Dr Martin Cohen, Network Director of Training, Hunter New England Training in Psychiatry
Ian Schumacher, Manager Clinical Systems Team, Information Services and Telecommunications
Extended Excellence
Howard Cleaver, Quality Improvement Coordinator, Lower Mid North Coast Cluster
Dr John Olsen, Clinical Superintendent, Division of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital
Leanne Crittendon, Coordinator of the Northern Child Health Network
Outstanding Contribution of the Year
Vanessa Janissen, Manager Operational Support Systems, HNE Imaging
Denise Kinross, Outreach Neonatal Clinical Nurse Consultant
Dr Usha Parvathy, Australian Medical Council Supervisor, Centre for Medical Professional Development
Dianne Sales, Executive Support Service Manager, Clinical Governance
Volunteer/s of the Year
Barraba Day Centre Volunteers, Barraba
Palliative Care Bereavement Team Volunteers, Calvary Mater Newcastle
Fred Krausert, Chair Cessnock / Kurri Kurri Local Health Advisory Committee
Healthcare Unit of the Year
BreastScreen NSW Hunter New England
Elective Surgery Unit, Manning Hospital
Integrated Aged Care Team, Tamworth / Nundle Community Health Service
Armidale Outpatient Unit, Armidale Hospital
Support Unit of the Year
Skills and Simulation Centre, John Hunter Hospital
Area Construction Team, Tamworth
Communication Unit
To see a list of 2009 Quality Award finalists, go to: http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/64754/Quality_Award_280709.pdf
Finalists from both awards are available for interviews
Contact: Gemma Smith
Phone: 4985 5522