Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards

The South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards (Awards) recognise and acknowledge the significant contribution that nurses and midwives make to their professions and the wider community through their practice.

The Awards are open to all nurses, midwives or nursing and midwifery teams working in a speciality area or health care environment. This includes those working in the public sector, private sector, primary health care, rural and remote, aged care, education, research or private practice who you feel deserve to be recognised for their excellence.

Congratulations to the 2019 winners!

View the 2019 NMEA Special Edition Newsletter (PDF 2.1MB) for all highlights from the Awards night.

Winners of the 2019 SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards were announced at a gala dinner on Friday, 10 May 2019. Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the 2019 Awards:

• Mary Buckskin Excellence in Practice: Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife
  Rikki Arbon, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
• Excellence in Practice: Enrolled Nurse
  Jacinta Hannigan, Country Health SA Local Health Network
• Excellence in Practice: Registered Nurse
  Anne Jackson, Women’s and Children’s Health Network
• Excellence in Practice: Registered Midwife
  Lois McKellar, University of South Australia
• Excellence in Person Centred Care – Team: Registered Nurse/Midwife/Enrolled Nurse
  Virtual Clinical Care Monitoring Hub, Country Health SA Local Health Network
• Excellence in Innovation in Education: Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
  Gavin Pead-Ferenczi, Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Excellence in Innovation in Clinical Research: Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
  Julie Fleet, University of South Australia
• Consumer Appreciation Award
  Ann Felder, Country Health SA Local Health Network
• Excellence in Leadership: Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
  Rachael Yates, Country Health SA Local Health Network

Premier’s Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships 2019/20 recipients:

• Julie Tucker, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

• Kathryn Smith, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

• Laura Lunardi, Central Adelaide Local Health Network

• Emilia Francois-Clark and Kim Greco, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

2019 Humanitarian Award recipients:

• David West

• Alice Every

• Margaret Maloney

• Joy Booth

Sponsors

SA Health would like to acknowledge the contribution of the following sponsors:

• Platinum sponsor: Flinders University College of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Gold sponsor: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch)
• Silver sponsors: 
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia
  • Tafe SA 
• Bronze sponsor: RDNS Part of the Silver Chain Group
• Photoboth sponsor: Healthcare Australia
• Centrepieces sponsor: St Andrews Hospital
• Gift bag sponsor: YNA, Your Nursing Agency
• Event program sponsor: Australian College of Midwives (SA Branch)
• Door prize sponsor: McArthur
• Co-dance floor sponsor: HESTA
• Gift bag insert: 
  • The University of Adelaide
  • Nurse & Midwife Support
• Printing sponsor: ArteGraphica

For more information

Nursing and Midwifery Office
Office of Professional Leadership
SA Health
Telephone: (08) 8226 0749