Collaborative Staff Member of the Year

• Dimity Merrick – Paediatric Social Work, John Hunter Children’s Hospital
• Jeanette Lacey – Department of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital
• Helen Adams – Palliative Care, Belmont Hospital

Volunteer of the Year

• Virginia Slatter, John Hunter Children’s Hospital
• Eddie Whitham, Peel Sector Multicultural Access Committee, Tamworth Hospital
• Fay Smith, Volunteer Auxiliary, Belmont Hospital

Environmental Sustainability Award

• Creating Sustainability Culture at Tamworth Hospital – Administration and Work, Health and Safety, Tamworth Hospital
• Gloves Off! Clean Hands. Safe for All – Infection Prevention Service, John Hunter Hospital
• Outfits to Fitouts – Allied Health, John Hunter Hospital and Rankin Park Centre

Excellence in Aboriginal Healthcare Award

• Little Ears, Deadly Care – ENT Outpatients Service, John Hunter Hospital and Audiology Service, John Hunter Children’s Hospital
• Belmont Hospital Cultural Garden – Belmont Hospital

Excellence in the Provision of Mental Health Services Award

• Supporting Mental Health in Residential Aged Care – Older People’s Mental Health Service
• Farmgate Support Program – Farmgate Service
• Dhuruulin yabangka yimamulin "Leading the way to healing" – Mater Mental Health Centre

Excellence in Multicultural Healthcare Award

• Interpreting Oral Health – Virtually! – Oral Health Services
• Embedding Health Equity to Regional Settlement – Multicultural and Refugee Health Services
• A Video Paints a Thousand Words – Multicultural and Refugee Health Services

Health Innovation Award

• Enhanced Prehospital Acute Stroke Triage – Neurology Department, John Hunter Hospital
• An Open Door: A Crisis Response to VAN in ED – Violence, Abuse and Neglect, John Hunter Hospital
• Impact of the HNE Outpatient Telestroke Network – Neurology Department, John Hunter Hospital

Health Research Award

• Building Cancer Research Capacity in a Rural Area – North West Cancer Centre, Tamworth Hospital and Clinical Trials and Research

Keeping People Healthy Award

• Mobile Dental Van Program - A Vehicle for Change – Oral Health Services
• The Family Care Cottage ‘Walking Group’ – Family Care Cottage Maitland
• Morisset Menu Revamp: Elevating Consumer Care – Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Morisset Hospital

Patient Safety First Award

• What’s in a Call? Impact of Follow-up Phone Calls – Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre
• Second Wave Overdue Surgery Recovery – Patient Services, Tamworth Hospital

People and Culture Award

• Reducing Aggression and Violence within the Peel Sector – Administration and Work, Health and Safety, Tamworth Hospital
• Expansion: Diabetes Alliance Program Plus – Diabetes Alliance Program Plus
• Allied Health Rural Generalist Program – Allied Health Directorate

Transforming Patient Experience Award

• All Together Now: Coordinating Care for Kids – Clinical Practice Improvement and Innovation, Children Young People and Families
• I can finally see my Diabetes – Integrated Chronic Care for Aboriginal People Program
• Reuniting Tiny Babies and Families in the Home – Newborn Services, John Hunter Children’s Hospital