Northern Sydney Local Health District acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our health services have been built, the Gaimariagal, Guringai and Dharug peoples, and we honour and pay our respects to their ancestors. We acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that past, current and future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the continuing custodians of this country upon which we live, work and meet and that it is from their blood, courage, pride and dignity that we are able to continue to live, work and meet on this ancient and sacred country.
Message from the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive
Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) is proud to celebrate the significant research achievements across the district over the last 12 months, and what a year it has been! COVID-19 has posed a significant challenge to health services across NSW, but it has also provided an opportunity to demonstrate the agility and capacity of research at NSLHD. Within weeks of the seriousness of the pandemic becoming apparent, NSLHD established a COVID-19 Research Group to facilitate high quality research that improves knowledge of COVID-19 for the benefit of our patients and the broader community. We now have eight COVID-19 studies occurring across the district. We know that health research is the key to improving health outcomes for our patients and our community. NSLHD has a strong research profile, and the district has gone from strength to strength over the last year.
In September 2019, NSLHD launched its first research strategy, identifying 22 initiatives to be delivered in the first 18 months, and establishing a Research Advisory Committee to oversee this. Progress towards the delivery of these initiatives can be seen in this “Research Year in Review”. Our staff have achieved significant research goals in 2019/2020, supporting and delivering high quality health research, and ensuring this underpins our patient care, alongside the successful grant applications across multiple NHMRC and other major funding schemes. NSLHD continues to strengthen partnerships with many stakeholders, in particular with the University of Sydney and Sydney Health Partners. This Year in Review shines a spotlight on some of the amazing achievements over the last year. This is just a taste of what has happened over the last 12 months, and an indication of what to expect in 2020/2021.
Deborah Willcox, Chief Executive Northern Sydney Local Health District
Trevor Danos AM, Chair Northern Sydney Local Health District
2 | NSLHD RESEARCH YEAR IN REVIEW | SEP 2019 – SEP 2020
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