On Friday night we held the ninth annual Metro North Staff Excellence Awards. It was a lovely evening celebrating the achievements of staff from across the organisation and recognise people and teams who demonstrate our organisational values. One of our Metro North values is high performing teams and the collegiate support in the room for the winners was overwhelming.

Congratulations to the winners

People Focus
Winner: NeoRESQ – Close to me: Cuddle for end-of-life care during neonatal transport, RBWH

Highly Commended:

• Anna Sander – Championing a Statewide service change to reduce stigma, Biala Alcohol and Drug Service, Metro North Mental Health
• Hot House Clinic, Biala Alcohol and Drug Service, Metro North Mental Health

Innovation
Winner: Pulmonary and Cardiac Telerehabilitation (PaCT), TPCH

Highly Commended: Caring across generations: MNHHS delivering dementia-friendly care, TPCH

Excellence in Integrated Care
Winner: Urban Indigenous Respiratory Outreach Clinic (UROC), TPCH

Highly Commended:

• Pulmonary and Cardiac Telerehabilitation (PaCT), TPCH
• Starting Well Initiative – A partnership approach to antenatal and postnatal care, Caboolture Hospital

Excellence in Performance
Winner: Precious GEMS, TPCH

Highly Commended:

• Helen Lambert, RBWH
• Digital Commissioning Team for the Caboolture Hospital Redevelopment Program, CHRP

Excellence in Training and Education
Winner: Jaisil Punnasseril, Caboolture Hospital

Highly Commended: ASPIRES: Suicide, Self-harm and Overdose Prevention, Metro North Mental Health

Values in Action
Winner: Metro North Voluntary Assisted Dying Team, Metro North

Highly Commended: Chermside Community Mental Health Service, Metro North Mental Health

Leadership
Winner: Kate Britton, Clinical Skills Development Service

Highly Commended:

• Patience Kawodza, Metro North Strategic Developments
• Dr Thuy Frakking, CKW

First Nations Staff
Winner: Aunty Sandra Blackman, Caboolture Hospital

Highly Commended: Penny Dale, Biala Alcohol and Drug Service, Metro North Mental Health

Improving First Nations Health
Winner: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services, CKW

Highly Commended: Making Change for First Nations families in community and hospital setting, TPCH

Chief Executive’s Award
Khera Kim, Nurse Practitioner Delirium and Dementia, TPCH

The awards are sponsored by QSuper and QBank.

Warm regards,

Jim and Jane.