NSW Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2022 — finalists announced
Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
The Nursing and Midwifery Office (NMO) has announced 30 finalists for the Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2022.
In 2013, NSW Health introduced the annualÌýExcellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards to celebrate and recognise the outstanding nurses and midwives.
The awards remain a keenly anticipated annual nursing and midwifery event and the NMO congratulated the finalists for the contributions they make every day to patients, their families and communities.
The 2022 finalists are:
Nurse of the Year
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Cecilia Desousa |
Liverpool ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
South Western Sydney |
Tamra Langley |
St Vincent's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
St Vincent's Health Network |
Elsie Mari |
Community Chronic and Complex Care |
Central Coast |
Beckie Petulla |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø, Randwick |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍøs Network |
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Midwife of the Year
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Jenny Flaherty |
Queanbeyan District ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Southern NSW |
Madeleine Simpson |
Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Nepean Blue Mountains |
Kim Wood |
Liverpool ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
South Western Sydney |
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New to Practice Nurse/Midwife of the Year
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Sarah Buckton |
Corowa Health Service |
Murrumbidgee |
Stacey-Lee Cossar-Denny |
Gilgandra Multi-Purpose Service |
Western NSW |
Emily Green |
Lismore Base ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Northern NSW |
Rachael Roach |
Port Macquarie Base ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Mid North Coast |
Matthew Weiss |
Ryde ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Northern Sydney |
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Nursing/Midwifery Team of the Year
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Birra Li Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service |
Aboriginal Maternal Infant Health Service |
Hunter New England |
Camperdown, Marrickville & Redfern Acute Care Service |
Mental Health Service |
Sydney |
Liverpool Opioid Treatment Program |
Liverpool Drug Health Service |
South Western Sydney |
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Judith Meppem Leadership Award (Nursing/Midwifery)
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Debbie Deasey |
Port Macquarie Base ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Mid North Coast |
Michelle Keir |
Tamworth ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Hunter New England |
Sonia Marshall |
South Western Sydney District Office |
South Western Sydney |
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Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Tracey Bryan |
Nepean ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Nepean Blue Mountains |
Sarah-Kathleen Colliss |
Nunyara Aboriginal Health Unit |
Central Coast |
Courtney James |
Westmead ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Western Sydney |
Sonia Robinson |
St Vincent's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
St Vincent's Health Network |
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Healing Heart Award for exceptional care (Nursing/Midwifery)Ìý— nominated by Colleagues
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Denise Burns |
Campbelltown ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
South Western Sydney |
Kate Frampton |
Prince of Wales ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
South Eastern Sydney |
Lenore Maitland |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø, Randwick |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍøs Network |
Mary Mulcahy |
Prince of Wales ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
South Eastern Sydney |
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Healing Heart Award for exceptional care (Nursing/Midwifery)Ìý— nominated by patients/consumers or their families/carers
Nominee |
ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø or Area |
Local health district or specialty network |
Judy Boynton |
Sustaining NSW Families team |
Illawarra Shoalhaven |
Hayley Fisher |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø, Randwick |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍøs Network |
Danielle Gardner |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø, Randwick |
Sydney Children's ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍøs Network |
Barbara Scott |
Ryde ºÚÁϳԹÏÈºÍø |
Northern Sydney |
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