Message from the chief executive
Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM
Dear colleagues,
What made this birthday so special was that it celebrated the service’s new location, which provides patients and staff with a better experience. By moving into the Douglas Building a year ago, we have been able to provide patients with so much more space for recovery, provide a better working environment for our clinicians and generally improve everyone’s experience. Hearing from and seeing so many former patients attend the birthday demonstrated the gratitude they had for our staff and for the care we provide to them. It is that level of care and compassion that has earned Royal North Shore and Hornsby Ku-ring- gai hospitals a place in the NewsWeek’s World Best Hospitals 2025 list. The rankings will be released on 26th February. This recognition comes on the back of the successful Short Notice Assessment Program accreditation results at both hospitals. The assessors will recommend to the Australian Council on Health Care Standards Commission that we achieve accreditation with three recommendations. Whilst we have a little bit of extra work to do overall, this is a very pleasing result given the extensive nature of the assessments.
I am delighted to welcome Aunty Sue Pinckham to our district as the Co-Chair of the NSLHD Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee and special advisor on Aboriginal Culture and Health. Aunty Sue has worked tirelessly to close the gap in health disparities in northern Sydney and has served on many hospital and district workings groups and committees. Aunty Sue will work with the Aboriginal health team and myself to refresh our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee and provide cultural advice, support and connection with our leadership teams. She will also work alongside our clinicians and managers in revitalising Bungee Bidgel at Hornsby Hospital, and provide advice on the work developing a specialist diabetes and high- risk foot service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in northern Sydney. The Quality and Improvement Awards are back for 2025, celebrating achievements that positively impact patients, colleagues, and the community with nine categories for entries. Submissions are due by Monday, 14 April 2025, and can be made through the submission guide: https://bit.ly/3D1beRg and entry form, with further queries directed to nslhd-awards@ health.nsw.gov.au. I’m proud to announce that Dr Sally Wootton and Christy El-Khoury are finalists in the NSW Health 2025 Excellence in Allied Health Awards. Dr Wootton is nominated for Allied Health Professional of the Year, and Christy El-Khoury for Early Career Allied Health Professional of the Year.
Congratulations to all the staff for their hard work in achieving such fantastic results.
Warm regards,
Anthony
Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM
I had the pleasure of attending the district’s cardiac rehabilitation services’ first birthday.
NSLHD NEWS | ISSUE 2| 14 FEBRUARY 2025
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