Once again, thank you to all of our nurses and midwives for your excellent work. Nominations are now open for the annual statewide Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. There are 12 categories ranging from excellence in practice to clinical leadership and innovation in research. It would be fantastic to see our district well represented so I would encourage you to nominate your nursing and midwifery colleagues by visiting e-award.com.au/2019/einma/ by Friday June 28. Last week also saw the NSLHD Quality and Improvement Awards, which was a huge success. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, whom you can see on page 8-9. I would like to thank award organisers Gyani Swift and Anna Giuffrida for all their hard work, including the tough job of organising the judging. Having seen the quality of the entries myself, I have to say I am incredibly proud of all the excellent work our staff are doing, day in, and day out. Also I give a special thank you to Anthony Dombkins for stepping in to MC the event after I was called away at late notice. Lastly, thank you everyone for making sure you receive your flu shot. So far more than 3500 people have been vaccinated at our Staff Health clinics. Getting your flu shot does not just help to protect you, but also your family, friends, colleagues and our patients. message FROM the Chief executive Deb Willcox
This week we have been celebrating our fantastic midwives and nurses.
International Day of the Midwife on May 5 and International Nurses’ Day on May 12 are both important days of the year for our staff as we acknowledge their wonderful achievements. With more than 5000 babies delivered in our district last year, our midwives have impacted the lives of literally thousands of women and their families at a profound time in their lives. I would like to thank each of you for your incredible work, whether it is in our hospitals or within the community. To our 4600 nurses across the District, I would also like to wish you a happy International Nurses’ Day for this coming Sunday. Whenever I walk through any of our hospitals , community health centres or services, I always find myself struck by the care and compassion you all show to our patients – sometimes in difficult circumstances. Nursing has changed a lot since I was on the wards, but the one thing that has been constant is the very special relationship nurses have with their patient and families. What I see in our District is how our nurses respect and care about this relationship. Celebrations and award ceremonies for IND and IDOTM are underway across our District, including a barbecue on Wednesday at Hornsby, the nursing triathlon at RNSH, daily showcases at Ryde and an awards ceremony and lunch at Mona Vale. Our Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol teams will hold their celebrations next week from Monday.
Deb Willcox Chief Executive Northern Sydney Local Health District
2 NSLHDNEWS | ISSUE 8| 10 MAY 2019
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