2019 Health Consumer Excellence Awards – congratulations to our nominees

Now in their fourth year, the Health Consumer Excellence Awards, initiated by the Health Consumers’ Council, were created to honour the everyday heroes in health in Western Australia.

At East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS) we value the contributions from all of our staff; acknowledging the role that everybody plays in providing or supporting the provision of high quality health care to our consumers.

It is incredibly pleasing to see a number of our staff and services were nominated for the Health Consumer Excellence Awards for 2019.

Congratulations to the following nominees who were directly nominated by consumers and/or members of the public:

Health Organisation Award

This category is for health organisations working effectively with consumers to improve services:

• Kalamunda Hospital Palliative Care nursing team, Kalamunda Hospital
• Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital
• Haematology & Oncology Department, Royal Perth Hospital

Health Professional Award

This category is for health professionals demonstrating excellence in patient care:

• Nathan Highton, Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital
• Erica Bosveid, Ward Clerk Haematology and Oncology, Royal Perth Hospital
• Paul Philpott, Community Mental Health Nurse, Bentley Health Service

Compassionate Care Award

This award is to acknowledge people providing direct patient care who demonstrate compassion:

• Kalamunda Hospital Palliative Care nursing team, Kalamunda Hospital
• Haematology and Oncology Department, Royal Perth Hospital
• Nathan Highton, Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital

It is wonderful to see these individuals, teams and services acknowledged by the patients and community that we serve. Their efforts deserve celebration.

These are in addition to the staff and services within EMHS selected as nominees by our organisation. Well done to our other EMHS nominees selected in the following categories:

Health Organisation Award

• Silent Disco Program, Bentley Health Service

Health Professional Award

• Jo McIntosh, Team Leader Complex Care Coordinator, Armadale Hospital
• Carli Beange, Clinical Midwife, Armadale Hospital
• Michelle Baines, Acting Clinical Nurse Specialist, Armadale Hospital
• Di Barr, Executive Director, Armadale Kalamunda Group
• Trish Boomer, ASI Clerk, Royal Perth Hospital
• Louise Splatt, Senior Occupational Therapist, Royal Perth Hospital

Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Award

This award is to acknowledge outstanding service to Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander health consumers:

• The ‘optimising discharge for Aboriginal cardiac patient’ project, Linda Brearley, Royal Perth Hospital

Compassionate Care Award

• Stroke Rehabilitation – Ward 5, Kieran English, Bentley Health Service
• Jo McIntosh, Team Leader Complex Care Coordinator, Armadale Hospital
• Carli Beange, Clinical Midwife, Armadale Hospital
• Michelle Baines, Acting Clinical Nurse Specialist, Armadale Hospital

Please wish all our nominees well for the final judging process to come. The finalists and winners will be announced during the Patient Experience Week event on 30 April 2019.