SA Health Awards

The SA Health Awards showcase excellence in the public health sector.

The Awards recognise and reward individuals, teams, programs or projects that have significantly improved the delivery of health services to the South Australian community. They also honour the commitment of those who work to improve the performance of the public health sector.

Congratulations to our 2025 finalists!

Premier’s Award – Healthcare for Future Generations

NALHN Swallowcliffe Team, NALHN
SA Trachoma Program, EFNLHN
First Fully Electric and Gas-Free Health Service – Kangaroo Island Health Service, BHFLHN

Minister’s Award for Innovation

PAMICO Project, CALHN
Increasing Access to Cervical Screening via Telehealth Self-Collection, Preventive Health SA (with SHINE SA)
Exercise Physiology Team Inpatient Rehabilitation, NALHN

Dr Phil Tideman Award for Improving Access and Equity

Homelessness and Oral Health Program (HOHP), SA Dental, SCSS
Regional Care Connect Pilot Program, CEIH and RSS
Regional Orthotics & Prosthetics Team – FUNLHN Whyalla Hospital, FUNLHN

Improving Patient Care

Dementia Care Companion Program – AUC and CALHN Volunteers partnership, CALHN
Royal Adelaide Hospital Acute Stroke Intervention – Nation Leading Stroke Care, CALHN
Paediatric Eating Disorder Program, SALHN

Enhancing Access to Acute Care

2024 Winter Demand Code-Yellow IMT, all 10 LHNs / SAAS / State Health Coordination Centre, DHW
LAUNCH TCP: Linking Access Urgency, Navigation, Capacity and Handover, CALHN
Ward 1E Stroke and Neurology, NALHN

Excellence in Collaboration and Building Partnerships

CONNECT, NALHN
Health Equity Through Partnership: Breast Screening Inside Adelaide Women's Prison, Breastscreen SA, SCSS
Riverland Interprofessional Student Placement Program, RMCLHN

Excellence in Non-Clinical Services

Haematology Oncology School Team, WCHN
State Health Coordination Centre Data and Analytics Team, DHW
Discharge Button Project, SALHN

Young Professional of the Year

Arna Westhead, CALHN
John Denton, iCCnet, RSS
Joscelin Powell, CALHN

Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue Award for Excellence in Aboriginal Health

Purdita Muna Pirku (Kaurna: “Kidney Dream Team”), CALHN
BHFLHN Aboriginal Health Team, BHFLHN
My Journey Needs Round Team - Northern Adelaide Palliative Care Services, NALHN

Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care

RAH ICU Skin and Wound Assessment Team (SWAT), CALHN
Clozapine Pharmacy Assistant Team, BHFLHN
Statewide Cancer Medication Management, SA Pharmacy, SCSS

Winners will be announced at the 2025 SA Health Awards ceremony on Friday 28 November 2025.

Partners

SA Health would like to acknowledge the following partners for 2025:

GOLD sponsor: Adelaide University
SILVER sponsor: Royal Flying Doctor Service
BRONZE sponsor: Amplar Health
DANCE FLOOR / MUSIC Sponsor: Hardy Group

More information

For more information, contact the SA Health Awards Coordinator on email sahealthawards@sa.gov.au.

Previous winners and finalists by year

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