- Published:
- Wednesday 18 November 2015
Victoria’s public health services were last night celebrated at a gala awards ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Now in their 11th year, the 2015 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards recognise quality, innovation and excellence by government-funded healthcare providers and organisations delivering public health research and/or programs.
The most prestigious of the Awards, the Premier’s Health Service of the Year Award, recognises exceptional leadership and excellence in providing public health services to and for the Victorian community.
The 2015 winners of the Premier’s Health Service of the Year Awards are:
- Primary Health Service of the Year Sunbury Community Health
Highly Commended: Banyule Community Health
- Small Health Service of the Year Rural Northwest Health
Highly Commended: Moyne Health Services
Highly Commended: West Wimmera Health Service
- Medium Health Service of the Year East Grampians Health
Highly Commended: Bairnsdale Regional Health Service
Highly Commended: Benalla Health
- Large Health Service of the Year Alfred Health
Highly Commended: Barwon Health
Highly Commended: The Royal Women’s Hospital
Also recognised this year:
Award Category: Improving Health Equality and Closing the Gap
| Gold Winner | Western Health | CALD Assist: APPlying technology to allied health assessments of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds |
| Silver Winner | Monash Health | Aboriginal health professional career development pathway |
| Highly Commended | Victorian Transcultural Mental Health and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | Our voices: Stories of carers from refugee and migrant backgrounds |
Award Category: Excellence in person, family and community-centred care
| Gold Winner | Alzheimer's Australia Vic | The virtual dementia experience: Transforming dementia care education to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia |
| Silver Winner | The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation | The Victorian Aboriginal palliative care project |
| Highly Commended | The Royal Children's Hospital | Care in their own communities: Hospital-wide delivery of services via telehealth |
Award Category: Improving health, safety and wellbeing
| Gold Winner | UnitingCare ReGen | Innovative drug service responses to growing methamphetamine concerns |
| Silver Winner | Monash Health | Monash Care - the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Monash Doctors |
| Highly Commended | Monash Health | Wellness and Recovery Centre: a centre of excellence in the treatment of eating disorders |
Award Category: Innovative models of care
| Gold Winner | Monash Health | The Big Red Kidney Bus: Holiday dialysis service |
| Silver Winner | Austin Health and the Royal District Nursing Service | Assisted home peritoneal dialysis program |
| Highly Commended | Bentleigh Bayside Community Health | Matt's place dental service |
Award Category: Improving healthcare through clinical research
| Gold Winner | Melbourne Health | Reducing stroke disability with endovascular thrombectomy |
| Silver Winner | Monash Health | Just say no to the just in case cannula |
| Highly Commended | Monash Health | Preventing stillbirth: An evidenced-based care program |
Award Category: Excellence in women’s health
| Gold Winner | Women's Health Victoria | The Labia Library |
| Silver Winner | Monash Health | Home birth program |
| Highly Commended | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | Improving the long-term reproductive health and fertility prospects of young women with breast cancer |
Award Category: Premier's Award for excellence in supporting the health workforce
| Winner | Austin Health | Physiotherapy workforce redesign |
| Highly Commended | St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | Oh what a feeling! System redesign of correctional pharmacy services in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Highly Commended | The Royal Children's Hospital and Monash Health | Supporting the Victorian workforce to better recognise and respond to the sick child |
Award Category: Minister for Health's Award for excellence in cancer care
| Winner | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | Stop the clot with STEP (surgical thrombo-embolism prevention): A risk-stratified, decision-making App for all patients, for all surgery, for any health institution |
| Highly Commended | Alfred Health | Positive change for life |
| Highly Commended | Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service | Target 60 minutes: Improving the delivery of emergency care to children with cancer and fever and neutropenia across Victoria |
Award Category: Minister for Mental Health's Award for excellence in consumer leadership & advocacy
| Winner | The Royal Children's Hospital | Leadership and advocacy for children with gender dysphoria |
| Highly Commended | St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | Peer workforce development at St Vincent’s Mental Health |
| Highly Commended | St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne | Food for the soul |
Award Category: Secretary's Award for excellence in access and responsiveness
| Winner | Eastern Health | PARTS: Police Acute Response & Triage Service - leading mental health services in a new direction |
| Highly Commended | Inner South Community Health | Health time at the Gatwick |
| Highly Commended | The Royal Children's Hospital | Access, responsiveness and support for children needing complex care |
More information about each of the Award winners is available at www.health.vic.gov.au/healthcareawards.
Quotes attributable to Premier Daniel Andrews
“I congratulate all of the winners, finalists and all entrants for their commitment to quality, innovation and excellence in healthcare.”
“This Government is absolutely focused on achieving the best possible health outcomes for all Victorians, and these Awards celebrate the fantastic work being done by our public health services.”
Quotes attributable to the Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy
“These Awards shine the spotlight on the inspirational doctors, nurses, paramedics and healthcare professionals who work tirelessly to care for our loved ones.”
“Our dedicated and skilled health workforce lead the world in developing new ideas and programs to improve patient care, patient outcomes, and the patient experience.”
Quotes attributable to the Minister for Mental Health, Martin Foley
“Congratulations to both winners and nominees who have demonstrated leadership in improving our mental healthcare services.”
“I want to pay particular tribute to the Royal Children’s Hospital for winning the top Mental Healthcare Award for its support and treatment of children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.”