GEM Award Winners 2021
The GEM Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and reward high achieving staff who exemplify our values of Care, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork and Integrity in their service.
NMHS Board Chair Clinical Professor David Forbes AM was MC for the evening and an incredible field of 45 finalists in ten categories were recognised.
As an annual event, the GEM Awards provides a valuable opportunity to showcase the great work being done throughout the NMHS hospital and health service network and celebrate the many exceptional staff that we work alongside. It’s through these colleagues and their behaviours, actions and initiatives, that makes NMHS a service to be proud of.
The award categories align with NMHS’s strategic priorities and recognise our ongoing commitment to delivering the best outcomes and highest levels of care for our patients and community. Winners and honourable mentions on the day included:
CE Award
Winner: Michelle Jeffs | MHPHDS
Honourable mentions: Laura Smith | MHPHDS, and Dr Sarah Smith | WNHS
Driving Innovation
Winner: The DRAC Consultants team of Dr Sarah Bernard, Dr Kien Chan and Dr Sook Lee | SCGOPHCG
Honourable mention: Paul Garrity | MHPHDS
Empowering and Engaging our Workforce
Winner: Dr Anastasia Phillips | MHPHDS
Honourable mention: Sarah Wilcox | SCGOPHCG
Excellence in Clinical Care
Winner: Kelly Abey | WNHS
Honourable mention: Georgina Kelly | WNHS
Improving the Patient/Consumer/Customer Experience
Winner: SCGH Patient Transport Services | SCGOPHCG
Honourable mentions: Nabeelah Mukadan and Michael Petrovski | WNHS
Outstanding Commitment to Improving the Culture of NMHS
Winner: Jing (Cherry) Ning | SCGOPHCG
Honourable mention: Monique Thomms | WNHS
Researcher of the Year
Winner: Professor YC Gary Lee| SCGOPHCG
Honourable mention: Professor Graeme Hankey | SCGOPHCG
Rising Star
Winner: Sarah Power | SCGOPHCG
Honourable mention: Dr Jacques Malherbe | SCGOPHCG
Strengthening Partnerships
Winner: SARC Aboriginal Services Team| WNHS
Honourable Mention: Midwifery Group Practice| WNHS
Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Anne Wills | MHPHDS
Winner: Nicholas Doan| SCGOPHCG
Board Award
The final award, the Board Award was chosen by the NMHS Board from the 10 category winners. The DRAC Consultant team of Dr Sarah Bernard, Dr Kien Chan and Dr Sook Lee were the worthy recipients for their exceptional multidisciplinary outpatient model of care in helping older patients stay at home. They demonstrated clear clinical and social benefits with their shared care model, resulting in happier patients and families.
Thanks to NMHS Staff Recognition Program sponsors Paywise, Smartsalary and HESTA, individual winners were presented with a $200 voucher and team winners with a $300 voucher.