Creating a Culture of Recognition at NSLHD Recognising the
achievements and effort of those around us is important to help build a positive workplace culture. Nominations for Exceptional People Awards are open until 30 July. These awards recognise individuals and teams who go over and above to support our services, our patients and consumers. With seven categories to choose from, there is a category to suit everyone from our dedicated volunteers, support staff, clinical and non-clinical teams and individuals across the district. Complete the nomination form on the 2019 Exceptional People Awards page. The Compliment Portal was recently launched, where employees can send a compliment electronically to a colleague or volunteer. The compliment will be sent as an e-thank you card via email to the recipient. Employees can also pass on compliments from a patient or consumer, carer or family member by sending a card on their behalf. Visit the Compliment Portal quick link on the intranet to send your compliment. It’s up toeveryone to help build a great workplace and recognition culture at NSLHD, so if you haven’t been involved in recognition before, now is a great time to start. For more information on these initiatives, please email NSLHD-COREValues@ health.nsw.gov.au
RNSH’s Ambulatory Care team come together to farewell Megan Donnelly (front right)
RNSH midwife Megan Donnelly retires after more than 50 years
For more than 50 years, Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) midwife Megan Donnelly delivered hundreds of babies. Now entering retirement, Megan has decided to take on a new challenge – tackling the “one- day cupboard”. “I’m about to attack the one- day cupboard: a cupboard full of things that I promised myself I would get to one day,” she said. Megan’s first day as a trainee nurse was at RNSH on April 16, 1962, at a time when nurses lived on campus. After 10 years working as a nurse, Megan wanted to branch out and experience what it was like to work in the maternity ward. This is where she found her love for midwifery and women’s health. “It will keep me busy for a while.”
“I was home when I joined midwifery team and I never looked back,’’ she said. More recently, Megan set up a menopause clinic in the RNSH Ambulatory Care and was nickname Menopause Megan - an expert in all matters relating to menopause. She said the past 50 years had passed quickly and she was looking forward to retirement. “The people I have worked with over the years have become family and it has been an honour to serve my community – it has just been an absolute joy,” she said. “I’ve had the pleasure of meeting people who I helped deliver 37 years ago, some of which are now having their own babies. “I’ve loved every minute and I wouldn’t change a thing.”
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