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L-R Brenda Ha (Occupational Therapist), Shannon Webb (former Brolga Clinical Lead), Alana Giffin (former Brolga NUM), Allen Morfoot (Brolga NUM), Sophie O'Keefe (Registered Nurse), Matteo Zuccala (Clinical Psychologist), Anthony Schembri (NSLHD Chief Executive), Jeanine Smith (Acting CYMHS Service Director), Dr Yewande Oshodi (Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist)
The annual NSW Health Awards were held on 30 October 2025 to honour the outstanding contributions of health teams and individuals across the state. Congratulations to the staff at the Brolga Adolescent Inpatient Unit, who were finalists in the category for Excellence in the Provision of Mental Health Services Award. th The Brolga Unit were nominated for their outstanding work developing and implementing a behaviour management framework for adolescents in hospital. Following a lengthy research and review process, including consulting with most other adolescent mental health units across NSW, they developed their own clinical guidelines and framework for preventing, and responding to, challenging adolescent behaviours in hospital. An evaluation of the project 6 months later found that incidents of self-harm and aggression had decreased by 65% and restrictive nursing practices (such as physical restraint and seclusion) had reduced by 78%.
Commendations to the combined efforts of the Brolga Unit clinical staff, leadership team, and those team members that spearheaded the project – Roman Kielich (peer work), Sophie O’Keefe (nursing), and Matteo Zuccala (psychology). Members of the Brolga team attended the NSW Health Awards ceremony alongside the CE Anthony Schembri as well as the winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award, NSLHD’s own Diane McPhail from Ryde Hospital
L-R Dr Yewande Oshidi, Child and Adolescent Consultant Psychiatrist & Allen Morfoot, Brolga NUM
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