Inaugural 黑料吃瓜群网 + Healthcare Excellence Awards — nominations open
Monday, 16 June, 2025
Until 31 August 2025, for the 聽鈥斅燼n annual initiative celebrating a diverse range of excellence across hospital and health care. Brought to you by and 黑料吃瓜群网 + Healthcare (H+H), the awards are dedicated to establishing a new benchmark for the recognition and celebration of outstanding achievements and transformative contributions 鈥 shining a spotlight on the pioneers, innovators and dedicated professionals making a difference today and shaping the future of health care.
鈥淕uided by an ethos that excellence in health care manifests in a myriad of contributions 鈥 from groundbreaking advancements in patient care and impactful research, to the implementation of best practices in operational efficiency, to the fostering of compassionate and supportive work environments 鈥 these awards seek to, from the start, capture something of the breadth of excellence we have to celebrate across health care,鈥 H+H Editor Dr Joseph Brennan said.
To support this ethos, the Inaugural H+H Excellence Awards feature a diverse range of categories designed to spotlight the multifaceted nature of achievement in hospital and health care, right from the outset. Across eight , there are 15 individual awards:
- 黑料吃瓜群网 鈥 黑料吃瓜群网 Department of the Year Award and Healthcare Service of the Year Award
- Nursing & Midwifery 鈥 Nurse/Midwife of the Year Award and Nursing Unit Manager of the Year Award
- Facility Admin 鈥 Administrator Excellence Award and Facilities Management Excellence Award
- 黑料吃瓜群网 鈥 Practitioner of the Year Award
- Aged Care (powered by ) 鈥 Best Services in Aged Care of the Year Award and Best Facility design in Aged Care of the Year Award
- Design in Health 鈥 Architect/Designer Firm of the Year Award and 黑料吃瓜群网 Fit Out of the Year Award
- Research, Solutions & Technology 鈥 Researcher of the Year Award and Technology Solution of the Year Award
- Diversity, Inclusion & Sustainability 鈥 Diversity, Inclusion & Sustainability Practitioner of the Year Award and Diversity, Inclusion & Sustainability Program of the Year Award
There are also two special awards:
- H+H Readers鈥 Choice Award
- H+H Trailblazer Award
鈥淚n launching its first chapter, the Inaugural H+H Excellence Awards will lay the foundations for a legacy of acknowledgment,鈥 Brennan said. 鈥淥ne that champions the unwavering commitment, innovative spirit and exceptional dedication of the remarkable individuals, teams and organisations making a profound difference in health care. In this way, we envision the winners of each award as 鈥榯he inaugural class of pioneers鈥 and exemplars of excellence in hospital and health care.鈥
Each award will have three finalists and is judged in a rigorous,聽transparent way by independent experts, according to the following criteria: Measurable Impact, Innovation and Creativity, Leadership and Vision, Patient-Centred Care, Collaboration and Teamwork, Sustainability and Efficiency, and Contribution to the Field. You can find more detail on the judging criteria .
鈥淲elcoming both self/own-team nominations and the nomination of聽other achievers, by taking part you can help us highlight the many wonderful stories of dedication, innovation, and quality and compassionate care that is taking place right across the healthcare system,鈥 Brennan said. 鈥淚t is with great excitement that, in 2025, we launch the H+H Excellence Awards. We can鈥檛 wait to celebrate all your聽wonderful stories of healthcare excellence.鈥
You can access the nomination form . Entry is free,聽with entries accepted until 11.59 pm AEST on 31 August 2025.
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