NSW Health Awards 2024
Three finalists named across NSLHD for NSW Health Awards
Staff at NSLHD have been named finalists for the 2024 NSW Health Awards for their extraordinary efforts to improve the NSW public health system. NSW Health received 186 nominations across the 12 award categories. Three teams from NSLHD were selected as finalists. Now in its 26th year, the awards acknowledge the personalised, sustainable, and digitally enabled programs that contribute to the wellbeing of patients and the community. NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM said it is exciting to celebrate the people and teams who are enriching health in millions of ways every day. “These awards are a chance to recognise our incredible healthcare staff and volunteers, across the public health system,” Ms Pearce said. “I congratulate the finalists, but I also want to acknowledge the work being done across the system every day, by our teams of doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health and support staff.”
Carbon Footprint and Pathway to Net Zero Environmental Sustainability Award
Northern Sydney Local Health District has been named as a finalist for the ‘Environmental Sustainability Award’ at the upcoming 2024 NSW Health Awards. NSLHD is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2035 for emissions they control directly, and by 2050 for those they can influence. To support these goals, NSLHD’s Planetary Health team, in collaboration with Arup Australia and the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, led a project to measure the district’s carbon footprint and create a pathway to net zero. The project, the first of its kind in any local health district, involved three key stages: collecting data to calculate the baseline carbon emissions, identifying emission-reducing interventions based on evidence and staff consultation, and modelling a pathway to net zero, aligned with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. This initiative has led to a comprehensive plan for reaching net zero by 2035, positioning NSLHD as a leader in sustainable healthcare. The insights gained from this work have shaped the NSLHD Planetary Health Framework 2024-2027.
NSLHDNEWS | ISSUE 19| 4 OCTOBER 2024
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