Message from the chief executive
Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM
After a three-year hiatus, the forum provided an avenue for nurses and midwives to showcase and share the activities, initiatives, and strategies that they have been working on. Our district is doing incredible work in this space. Saturday 25 November marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence which will run until 10 December. This period encourages action and education to seek an end to violence against women and girls in our society. The NSLHD Prevention and Response to Violence, Abuse and Neglect (PARVAN) Service are hosting a series of webinars and on-site information stalls. I encourage all staff to attend these events and take up this opportunity to strengthen your existing skills, knowledge, and practice. It was wonderful to see so many events being held across the district for Gathering of Kindness Week. This important week allowed us to reflect on kindness within the workplace and I’m very proud to work in a district that has so many acts of kindness being carried out every day. It is also an important reminder to look after each other as we head towards the end of the year. Adjunct Professor Anthony M. Schembri AM Chief Executive Northern Sydney Local Health District
Over the past couple of weeks staff members from across the district have received some incredibly impressive awards and accolades that I would like to acknowledge. Royal North Shore Hospital senior staff specialist in Anatomical Pathology Professor Anthony Gill was named the recipient of the top prize at the NSW Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research. Royal North Shore Hospital nurse Gillian Prott was named the recipient of the colleague nominated Healing Heart Award at the NSW Health Nursing and Midwifery Awards. Professor Georgina Long AO from Royal North Shore Hospital was named a joint recipient of the NSW Australian of Year Award for her ongoing contributions to cancer research. These achievements are phenomenal, and I would like to extend a huge congratulations to these staff members and their colleagues. Our Annual Public Meeting is fast approaching on 8 December and this year’s theme is Planetary Health. This is a great opportunity for staff and the community to find out more about our planetary health initiatives across the district, how we are tracking towards net zero and listen to a panel discussion. I’d encourage everyone to come along either in person or via MS Teams on December 8 at 1:30pm.
To join online on the day, please visit this link: https://bit.ly/NSLHD-APM-2023.
I was honoured to recently open the NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Directorate person- centred care showcase.
NSLHDNEWS | ISSUE 22|24 NOVEMBER 2023
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