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Education and Workforce
Development
Support for its people is one of
the District’s most important
investments in delivering of
excellence in healthcare for all.
Highly commended
RPA Emergency Department
– Closing the feedback loop
between patients and paramedics
Special Health Accommodation
– An innovative model of care to
support the community during the
response to COVID-19
Winner
Carers Program – Carers as
Partners in Care
This year, Carers NSW
recognised the importance of
the District’s Carers Program,
with the District becoming the
first Local Health District in
Australia to achieve Level Two
accreditation as a carer-friendly
employer.
Health Research and
Innovation
Collaboration between clinicians,
researchers, policy makers,
service users, health managers
and consumers in healthcare is
critical and can lead to service
improvements and research
findings that improve outcomes
for patients.
Highly commended
RPA Vaccination Research
Unit – Only In Australia: Novel
research is breaking ground in the
pandemic fight
Winner
RPA Hospital – Cell and
Molecular Therapies
The RPA Cell and Molecular
Therapy team is leading the way
in innovation and translating
research into improved health
Year in Review 2021–22
outcomes for patients. They’re
involved in clinical trials, treating
diseases like haemophilia, cancer
and dementia.
Keeping People Healthy
Keeping the community healthy
is one of the District’s key
priorities. This includes raising
awareness of healthy choices
and improving the overall health
and wellbeing.
Highly commended
Drug Health Services –
Harm Reduction Program
Winner
ICT Services – Turning the
other cheek on COVID-19
quarantine testing
Pregnancy Family Conferencing
is a trauma-informed program
offered to women and their
families where significant child
protection concerns have been
identified for their unborn or
newborn baby. A partnership
between the District and the
Department of Communities
and Justice, it aims to increase
the likelihood that babies are
able to remain safely in the care
of their parents.
Patient Safety First
Patient safety is one of the most
important parts of providing
excellent care. This includes
engaging patients as partners in
their care and delivering care in
ways that they find relevant.
A collaboration led by Sydney
Local Health District and NSW
Health Pathology created
a COVID-19 saliva testing
system, for daily use by airport,
quarantine and border workers.
The innovative ICT solution made
testing accessible, easy and
faster to get results.
Highly commended
There were also two Chief
Executive Awards for
Excellence in this category.
NSW Health Pathology
– Laboratory testing boosts public
safety during COVID-19
Winner
NSW Health Pathology was
responsible for increasing lab
testing for COVID-19 from a few
hundred tests a day to 5,000 per
day. This kept people safe by
getting their results sooner and
providing valuable insights to
contact tracing teams.
Canterbury Hospital –
Emergency Department enhanced
triage during COVID-19
In response to increased
infection risks during the Delta
outbreak, Canterbury Hospital
overhauled its triage process
and location – ensuring people
who potentially had COVID-19
were able to wait in areas that
did not increase the risk to other
vulnerable patients.
Winner
Child Protection Strategy Unit
– Innovations in Sydney District
Pregnancy Family Conferencing
Disability Inclusion and Strategy
Service – Keeping Me Safe in
my Home: Protecting people
living with disability in shared
living accommodation safe during
COVID-19 outbreak
Winner
There was also a Chief
Executive Award for
Excellence in this category.
Winner
Special Health Accommodation
– Keeping COVID-19 out of the
community
The innovative Special Health
Accommodation model fasttracked conversions of hotels
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