Message from the board chair Trevor Danos AM
I would also like to give a warm welcome to two new Board members who have joined the Northern Sydney Local Health District Board this year, Adam Johnston and the Hon Patricia Forsythe AM. Adam is well known to many within the district. Adam is a solicitor and is also a consumer advisor to the Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Directorate and has served on a number of advisory and governance committees across the district. Patricia most recently served as the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand and been a board member for a number of organisations including the NSW Port Authority, Destination NSW, Hunter Development Corporation, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Macquarie University Council and Cricket NSW. Adam and Patricia will bring a wealth of experience and I look forward to working with them and the rest of the Board throughout 2023. Another pleasing note to start the year, two of our staff members have been named as finalists for the NSW Health Excellence in Allied Health Awards. I would like to congratulate Senior Radiation Therapist Leigh Ambrose from the Northern Sydney Cancer Centre and Student Unit Supervisor Katrina Travassaros from the Occupational Therapy Department at Royal North Shore Hospital. It is a fantastic achievement and I wish them all the best for when the awards are announced on 23 February. Again, I would like to thank every one of you for your continued efforts. I hope this year brings good health and happiness to everyone and I look forward to following all the amazing and inspiring activities that will be taking place across the district in 2023.
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023. I would like to start off by wishing you all the very best for 2023 and thanking those who worked throughout the festive period to continue to provide high-quality care to our community. For those staff able to take some time off I hope you managed to have some well-deserved rest. 2022 was another big year across the district with many highlights and achievements, all whilst managing COVID-19 within the community. On behalf of the NSLHD Board, I would like to extend a big thank you to every staff member, carer, and volunteer across the district. The resilience, hard work and high level of care provided to our patients and their families has been nothing short of phenomenal. 2023 is shaping up to be another big year. Some of the things we have to look forward to include the commencement of the Ryde Hospital redevelopment and welcoming our first patients to the Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice. We will also be continuing our work on diversity and inclusion and our sustainability and planetary health efforts to ensure we have a clear pathway to meeting the district’s 2035 zero carbon goal. We will also be working to continually support our staff and patients through the ongoing uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during any spikes in case numbers that we suspect may continue into 2023. Whilst we have returned to life much as we knew it before the pandemic, the safety of our staff and patients remains paramount and we will continue to take measures to ensure our hospitals and services are as safe as possible. This year the Australia Day Honours recognised five of our very talented and dedicated clinicians and staff, including our former chief executive Deb Willcox. It is a privilege to have so many people from our district honoured for their distinguished careers in medicine and health. I would like to congratulate Deb Willcox, who was appointed a member of the Order of Australia (AM), Professor Gemma Figtree (AM), Dr Peter Roberts awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), Dr Raymond Cook (OAM) and Professor Sue Kurrle who was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).
Trevor Danos AM Board Chair Northern Sydney Local Health District
NSLHDNEWS | ISSUE 1| 31 JANUARY 2023
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