Premier's Awards recognise dedication to care by District services. 

Congratulations to the team from RPA Virtual Hospital Wound Care Command Centre who won a 2024 NSW Premier's Award!  
 

Highest Quality Healthcare Award Winner 
The RPA Virtual Hospital Wound Care Command Centre 

Founded on a nurse-led model of care, the RPA Virtual Hospital Wound Care Command Centre dramatically reduces wait times, readmissions and hospital stays, enhances communication, and ensures consistent, high-quality care across geographic boundaries. 

Associate Professor Michelle Barakat-Johnson from RPA Virtual Hospital Wound Care Command Centre said the win was a true reflection of the team's hard work and dedication to the delivery of patient-centred care. 

“On behalf of the team, we are honoured to be recognised for our hard work and dedication to wound care. A sincere thank you to our devoted consumer representative and our patients - your voices and trust have been the foundation of this journey,” she added.

Excellence in Service Delivery Award Finalist 
Kalgal Burnbona School Based Integrated Care, Community Health Services 

We’re also proud of the Kalgal Burnbona School Based Integrated Care (SBIC) team, which was recognised as a finalist in the Excellence in Service Delivery Award category. This innovative framework provides holistic, integrated, multidisciplinary child- and family-centred care to school-aged children to help Close the Gap. The service improves access to culturally safe health care with positive outcomes for students, families and staff. 

Dr Santuri Rungan, Staff Specialist, Community Paediatrics and the project lead said the win was the result of many years of co-designing models of care with the community.  

“The Kalgal Burnbona team demonstrate the powerful impact that collaboration across health, education and social care can make in the lives of children in our community. We hope the recognition in the Premier’s Awards will raise awareness for our SBIC model so it can benefit more communities across NSW,” she added. 

Read about the program.

District Chief Executive, Deb Willcox said she was delighted the teams had received statewide recognition for their outstanding programs.

"I am proud of both teams. Their excellent hard work is truly a reflection of their commitment to the public service sector, worthy of recognition by the Premier and fellow public servants across our state,” she said.

The NSW Premier's Awards highlight and celebrate the highest levels of integrity, service and community impact delivered by the NSW public sector to the people of NSW.

The Awards presentation event was held on 18 November at Parliament House.