Nurses and midwives across NSW have been celebrated for their compassion and dedication at the 13th annual NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards ceremony held at NSW Parliament House last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Awards highlight the remarkable professional achievements and recognise the incredible contributions nurses and midwives make to the health and wellbeing of people in NSW every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards were presented by Minister for Health Ryan Park, Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson, NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM and NSW Health Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Jacqui Cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The winners of each category are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, including a full list of finalists visit the NSW Health Website: www.health.nsw.gov.au\/einma<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Health Ryan Park:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to congratulate the winners and all 27 finalists for their incredible achievements in providing the very best care to patients, women and families across NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFrom metropolitan hospitals to our most remote rural and remote hospitals, nurses and midwives are the heart of the healthcare we provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Awards not only honour and celebrate the skills, passion and commitment of our finalists but also reflect what nurses and midwives across NSW bring to work every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNurses and midwives are the backbone of our health system, delivering exceptional care in every setting from maternity to mental health services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI congratulate all award recipients for their compassion, expertise and dedication to improving lives across our NSW communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards are an important reminder and opportunity to reflect and recognise the commitment, innovation and outstanding care being provided to the people of NSW by our nurses and midwives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud to see nurses and midwives like Amy Sutherland from Gilgandra, our Aboriginal Nurse\/Midwife of the Year, whose dedication to rural and regional Indigenous healthcare is helping to create pathways for Aboriginal health care professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to congratulate the nominees and winners of this year\u2019s awards and also extend my deepest thanks to all nurses and midwives, who play an integral role in delivering high-quality care to patients, families and communities across the state.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Health Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Jacqui Cross:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards are a celebration of individual achievement and recognition of the critical role nurses and midwives play in shaping the future of healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe level of care and expertise nurses and midwives deliver everyday truly makes a difference to the wellbeing and experience of patients across all clinical and community settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Awards help to shine a light on how nurses and midwives across NSW are continually transforming through innovation, education and research to meet the changing needs of our patients, women, families and communities.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nurses and midwives across NSW have been celebrated for their compassion and dedication at the 13th annual NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards ceremony held at NSW Parliament House last night. The Awards highlight the remarkable professional achievements and recognise the incredible contributions nurses and midwives make to the health and wellbeing of … Continue reading “Nurses and midwives celebrated at annual Excellence Awards”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36213,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36212\/revisions\/36213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}