Recipients of the district’s Nursing and Midwifery Awards with Deputy Board Chair Mary Chiarella AM (far right) and NSLHD Director of Nursing and Midwifery Claire Harris (middle back) Shining a light on nursing and midwifery stars The district recently hosted its annual • Registered Nurse of the Year Award – Ashley Cockerton, Macquarie Hospital
Nursing and Midwifery Awards to celebrate outstanding contributions across nursing and midwifery. Held each year after International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day, the ceremony honours winners who were shortlisted through site and service level awards. Chief Executive Anthony Schembri said the yearly awards are always a proud moment to acknowledge outstanding care across the district. “Reward and recognition of nursing and midwifery staff is incredibly important to our district,” he said. “Congratulations to all of the winners for 2025 and thank you again to all of our nursing and midwifery staff for all that you do.” The award winners for 2025 are: • Gradstart of the Year Award – Annie Henderson, Ryde Hospital
• Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Award – Mary Separovich, Royal North Shore Hospital • Executive Director Nursing and Midwifery Award for Excellence in Practice – Usha Simkhada, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital • Mary Chiarella Medal for Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research – Professor Margaret Fry AM, Professor of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, NSLHD and UTS.
• Enrolled Nurse of the Year Award – Ms Deidre Fitzgibbon, Enrolled Nurse, Northern Sydney Home Nursing Service Ku-ring-gai, PACH • R egistered Midwife of the Year – Kezia Riggs, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
Mental Health Drug and Alcohol award winners at the local International Nurses Day celebrations, attended by CE Anthony Schembri
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