Resounding applause for our 2022 Excellence Awards winners
Winner of the Chief Executive’s Commitment to Excellence Award, Dr Vanessa Clayden, Head of Emergency Medicine at Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
It is with great pride we congratulate the winners of the 2022 South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS) Excellence Awards, announced Thursday 20 October.
The projects, teams and individuals recognised last night are champions amongst so many other impressive projects through which our hospital and community teams work hard to improve the way care is given. Read the winners' profiles and see all finalists.
While COVID-19 was a huge focus across our health service in the last 12 months, our teams remained overwhelmingly committed to implementing solutions and innovative practices to address other health care challenges.
Our health service has amazing individuals who daily demonstrate compassion, empathy, and understanding when giving care.
The SMHS Excellence Awards acknowledges those teams and individuals that inspire us to be better and go further.
Team category winners
Excellence in clinical care
Virtual immunology clinic, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
Excellence in improving the patient experience
Cultural safety in the ED, Rockingham Peel Group
Excellence in developing and engaging our staff
Medical workforce team, South Metropolitan Health Service
Excellence in strengthening partnerships
Voluntary assisted dying statewide care navigator service, South Metropolitan Health Service
Excellence in innovation
Mobile app for spinal rehabilitation patients, South Metropolitan Health Service
Southern Star Award
Voluntary assisted dying statewide care navigator service, South Metropolitan Health Service
Individual category winners
Volunteer of the Year
Pauline James, Rockingham Peel Group
Researcher of the Year
Professor Dickon Hayne, Head of Urology, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
Chief Executive’s Commitment to Excellence Award
Dr Vanessa Clayden, Head of Emergency Medicine, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
SMHS Board Award
Anthony Collier, Mental Health Service Co-Director, Rockingham Peel Group and Nola Naylor, Director Aboriginal Health Strategy, South Metropolitan Health Service
We thank our award winners for going above and beyond with our values – Care, Respect, Integrity, Excellence and Teamwork – in their hearts, and for always striving to deliver excellent health care, every time.
