Keeping People Healthy

Keeping our community healthy is one of our key priorities. This includes raising awareness of healthy choices and improving overall health and wellbeing.

Examining the feasibility of Multifaceted falls prevention program for older people with haematological cancer
Cancer and Palliative Care Services
Concord Hospital

GLAD to Support – Empowering GPs to Deliver Alcohol and Other Drugs Care Closer to Home
Drug and Health Services
Partnership with Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN)

PROMOTE-PA
Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

Patient Safety First

We have a shared vision that patient safety is everyone's responsibility. This award recognises interventions that demonstrate putting patient safety first every day.

Peripheral Intravenous Cannula (PIVC) Quality Improvement Project
Nursing Strategy
Canterbury Hospital

PROTECT Fall Prevention Program
Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to ensuring that our District and the services we provide are inclusive of all people in our community and that everyone is accepted, welcomed and valued.

CALD Cancer Screening
BreastScreen NSW Sydney Local Health District
Diversity Hub, Priority Populations Program, Diversity Program and Strategy Hub
Population Health
 

Riverwood Integrated Outreach
Priority Populations Program
Population Health

Safer Kids Project (SKiP)
Paediatrics, RPA and Canterbury Hospitals

Excellence in the Provision of Mental Health Services

This award recognises and showcases innovation in improving the quality and safety of mental health patient care.

PCLI Statewide Speech Pathology team
Speech Pathology
Concord Centre for Mental Health (CCMH)

Pharmacist-led Consumer Medication Groups
Mental Health Services Pharmacy Team

People and Culture

This award recognises projects that support our workforce to deliver safe, reliable, person-centred care and the best outcomes and experience for patients and staff.

A collaborative approach to the doctor-in-training wellbeing strategy at Concord Hospital 
MDOK and Executive and Administration Services
Concord Hospital

Caring for Patients, Protecting Our People – De-escalation of Aggressive Patients
Oral Health Services, Sydney Dental Hospital

Workplace Based Assessment (WBA) Project Team
Canterbury Hospital Emergency Department

Health Research and Innovation

Collaboration between clinicians, researchers, policy makers, service users, health managers and consumers in healthcare is critical. It can lead to service improvements and research findings that improve outcomes for our patients. 

Concord Interventional Pulmonology Service
Respiratory and Sleep Department
Concord Hospital

Randomised Trial of a ‘Virtual’ Fracture Clinic Pathway for Patients with Simple Fractures (RECITAL)
Virtual Fracture Clinic
Sydney Virtual Hospital

RESHAP-ED
Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

Transforming Patient Experience

Our patients are at the centre of everything we do in Sydney Local Health District. Every patient experience is an opportunity to deliver on our shared vision of excellence in health and healthcare for all. This category recognises the projects which have transformed patient experiences. 

Concord Multidisciplinary Perioperative Care Framework for Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Department
Concord Hospital

Renal Supportive Care Service
RPA Hospital

Transforming ADHD Care
Community Paediatrics
Community Health Services

Sustainability and Planetary Health

This team award recognises our District’s achievements that reduce our environmental footprint, while continuing to deliver excellent healthcare and patient experiences.

Skin Deep, Planet Deep: Rethinking PPE in Burns Care
Burns & Reconstructive Surgery Unit
Concord Hospital

Supporting a More Sustainable Healthcare System
Sydney Virtual Hospital

Patient and Community Choice

Heartfelt human connections that have helped our patients and community groups feel safe, respected and included.

Nicole Donato
Speech Pathologist
Community Health Services

Redfern Community Nursing
Sydney District Nursing
Sydney Virtual Hospital

Thomas Hiddleston
Team Leader, Clinical Nurse Consultant
Community Adolescent Outreach Service
Mental Health Services

Volunteer of the Year

This award recognises the contribution of an individual who provides excellent support for patients, carers and families and acts as a role model for volunteering in our District. 

Alan Swan
Concord Repatriation General Hospital and Yaralla House Volunteer

Marisa Donato
RPA Hospital Volunteer

Melissa Halliday
RPA Hospital Palliative Care Volunteer

Emerging Leadership

This individual award recognises young staff members (under the age of 35 as of 1 July 2026) who demonstrate a deep commitment to public health values and leadership potential.

Cormac Heffernan
Nurse Manager, Nursing
Administration and Resource Management Unit
RPA Hospital

Dylan Aloisio-Shearer
Counsellor
Drug and Health Services

Staff Member of the Year

This individual award recognises employees who have made an exceptional contribution to the services provided by the District through effective collaboration.

Amelia Lewis
Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist and Acting Team Leader
Disability Specialist Unit
Community Paediatrics
Community Health Services

Helen Hislop
Dementia Active Health Care Implementation Lead and Program Manager
Aged Health, Rehabilitation, Endocrinology and Andrology Stream

Kevin Ancog
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Urology
RPA Hospital Cancer Services

Renee Moreton
General Manager
Population Health

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