RNSH Endocrinology team with their cheque
staff ideas shine in innovation pitch program The Innovation Pitch Program made its highly anticipated return for 2025, bringing together staff from across the district to share their ideas for improving healthcare. The event was held recently at Royal North Shore Hospital and provided a platform for finalists to pitch their innovative projects to a panel of executive leaders and industry experts. There were six finalists who presented on the day, with three winners taking home a share of the prize money to carry out their program. NSLHD Chief Executive Anthony Schembri was joined on the judging panel by Adjunct Professor Jean-Frederic Levesque, Ministry of Health Deputy Secretary and Chief Executive of the Agency for Clinical Innovation; Professor Bruce Robinson AC, Chair of Research at NSLHD; and Tanya Bowes, Director of the NORTH Foundation Board. Anthony marked the special occasion by thanking staff for taking part in the program and putting their ideas forward. “It was exciting to be back on the judging panel and getting to see so many fantastic ideas brought to the forefront,” he said. “I would like to congratulate the winners and thank our sponsorship partner The NORTH Foundation for their support. “Thank you to all of our staff members who took the time to apply and I look forward to seeing the next round of submissions.” Winners RNSH Endocrinology was awarded $150,000 for the HypoHACs: Reducing incidence of hospital acquired hypoglycaemia with predictive modelling, and targeted care project. RNSH Site Operations & Corporate Services was awarded $80,000 for their RNSH Campus Care Compass (CCC): Digital wayfinding system implementation across the Royal North Shore Campus project. Primary and Community Health was awarded $55,000 for their Adult Complex Needs Clinic project. Finalists Commercialisation of a handheld pressure sensor for prevention and management of pressure injuries - Assistive Devices, District Finance and Corporate Services ‘Bridging the Gap: A Peer Worker and BreastScreen NSW Collaboration to Enhance Mental Health access - Breast Screen, Mental Health Drug and Alcohol TickSense: Advancing Precision Diagnostics for Infectious & Immune-Mediated Tick Illnesses - RNSH Infections Diseases
RNSH Site Operations & Corporate Services team
Members of Primary and Community Health with their cheque
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