Congratulations to the 2021 Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards finalists and winners.

Nurse of the Year

Nominee name Hospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Joanne Taylor St Vincent's Hospital St Vincent's Health Network
Samuel Bryant Broken Hill Hospital Far West
Jeremy PallasJohn Hunter HospitalHunter New England
Ajit Singh Cumberland Hospital Western Sydney

Midwife of the Year

Nominee name Hospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Claire Devonport Canterbury Hospital Sydney
Young Mei LauFairfield HospitalSouth Western Sydney
Annette Taylor The Royal Hospital for Women South Eastern Sydney

New to Practice Nurse/Midwife of the Year

Nominee name Hospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Sonia Kokuru Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital South Western Sydney
Chelsea Becker Coffs Harbour Health Campus Mid North Coast
Carmen Huang Canterbury HospitalSydney

Nursing/Midwifery Team of the Year

Team nameHospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Special Health Accommodation Nursing Team Special Health Accommodation Sydney
Ward 2D Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital South Western Sydney
Incident Response TeamSt Vincent's HospitalSt Vincent's Health Network

Judith Meppem Leadership Award (Nursing/Midwifery)

Nominee name Hospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Deborah Cameron Nursing, Midwifery and Clinical Governance Illawarra Shoalhaven
Craig ArcherGrafton Base HospitalNorthern NSW
Richard Gilfillan Education and Training Service Nepean Blue Mountains

Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year

Nominee name Hospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Dawn Evans Wilcannia Health Service Far West
Brendan GentlesCamperdown Community Mental HealthSydney
Matthew White Shoalhaven District Hospital Illawarra Shoalhaven
Kasey WrightBlue Mountains HospitalNepean Blue Mountains

Healing Heart Award for exceptional care (Nursing/Midwifery)

Nominated by colleagues

Nominee name Hospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Timothy O'Neill Workforce & Leadership Far West
Kelly O'ReillySydney Sexual Health CentreSouth Eastern Sydney
Margaret Hughes Westmead Hospital Western Sydney

Nominated by patients/consumer or their families/carers

Nominee name Hospital / AreaLocal health district / Specialty network
(Winner) Alison Millar Palliative Care After Hours Illawarra Shoalhaven
Nicole DavisCommunity NursingIllawarra Shoalhaven
Jenny Greed Shoalhaven District Hospital Illawarra Shoalhaven

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



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