Message from the chief executive Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM
Dear colleagues, I would like to begin by congratulating the wonderful Diane McPhail on being named the recipient of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Award at the recent NSW Health Awards. Diane has made an extraordinary contribution to Ryde Hospital over many years, providing support to patients, mentoring fellow consumer advisors, and helping strengthen patient experience across our district. Her recognition reflects her compassion, commitment and leadership qualities that truly embody the spirit of Northern Sydney Local Health District. Congratulations Diane and thank you for your continuous contributions to Ryde Hospital and the wider community. Thank you to everyone who joined Executive Director, People and Culture Kerrie Pryke and I for the recent all-staff virtual town hall, where we shared some of the district-level feedback for the People Matter Employee Survey. Kerrie and I will be visiting various sites throughout the next few weeks at our roadshows to go over these results in more depth so we can focus on our action plans over the next 12 months. I look forward to using this opportunity to meet with as many staff members as possible and learning more about what is working well and areas of focus for improvement for our health services. Nominations for the 2025/26 Exceptional People Awards are now open, which is very exciting. There are nine award categories that reflect our strategic plan and I encourage all staff to have a think about a colleague or volunteer who has made outstanding contributions to the district over the past year. Full details, including the nomination guide and application form for staff to nominate a
colleague or volunteer, are available on the Exceptional People Awards intranet page. Nominations are open to staff, volunteers, consumer advocates, as well as patients and consumers. If you know a patient, carer, or family member who would like to put forward a nomination, please share this link with them: https://bit.ly/EPA-consumer-form. Nominations will close at 7pm, 19 December 2025. These awards are a great chance to come together and celebrate our people and I look forward to celebrating the event early next year. Preparations are underway for the roll out of the Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR), with our health services aiming to go live in the second half of 2026. Statewide readiness continues to progress, including the onboarding of SDPR credentialled trainers who will help prepare staff for this significant improvement to patient care. Find out more on SDPR here: https://bit.ly/NSWSDPR Lastly, I would like to extend an invitation to everyone to the upcoming Annual Public Meeting on Friday 21 November at 2:30pm, where we will be showcasing digital health. There will be some fantastic information shared at this event about digital health and what the future of further digital integration might look like in healthcare. You can join us online on the day via the following link: https://bit.ly/NSLHD-APM.
Warm regards,
Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM Chief Executive Northern Sydney Local Health District
NSLHD NEWS | ISSUE 21| 14 NOVEMBER 2025
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