Congratulations to the finalists of the 2024 SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards! Visit SA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards webpage for any further information.

The South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards publicly recognise and celebrate the significant contribution that nurses and midwives make to the healthcare outcomes of the broader South Australian community.

Congratulations to the 2024 finalists

Excellence in Aged Care

  • BIRCH Team Strathalbyn and District Aged Care - Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
  • Janine Winterfield - Wheatfields Residential Aged Care
  • Kara House Residential Aged Care Facility: Hospice in Residential Aged Care Facility Project - Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

Excellence in Education

  • Donna Boord - Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Janine Pullin - Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
  • LCLHN Nursing and Midwifery Education Team - Limestone Coast Local Health Network

Excellence in Leadership and Governance

  • Cathy Lyon - Women's and Children's Health Network
  • Emily Pumpa - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Nicole Kelly - Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Leadership – Emerging Leader

  • Kerri Grant - Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Mandy Smallacombe - Royal Flying Doctor Service
  • Michelle Lock - Women's and Children's Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife (Mary Buckskin Award)

  • Carolyn Gill - Central Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Courtney Nowak - Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Early Career Nurse/Midwife

  • Clare Gurney - Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
  • Daniel Kiprop - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Marrisha Singh - Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Enrolled Nurse

  • Eucel Johns - Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Samantha Hackett - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Theresa Xanthopoulos - Eyre and Far North Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Midwife

  • Alisha Murphy - Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
  • Megan - Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Therese McCallum - Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Registered Nurse

  • Mary Young - Central Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Michael Fitzgerald - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Sharon Sibenaler - Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
  • Toni Slotnes-O'Brien - University of South Australia

Excellence in Research and Innovation

  • Langduo Chen - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Professor Marion Eckert – University of South Australia - Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre
  • Dr Megan Cooper - Flinders University

Excellence in Practice – Team

  • Early Pregnancy Unit - Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Eldercare Palliative Care Team – Eldercare
  • Let’s BRUNCH 24hrs a day Initiative - CALHN Surgery Programs 1|2|3 - Central Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Memory Support Transition Team - Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Clinical Specialisation

  • Ashleigh Mabbott - Limestone Coast Local Health Network
  • Leah Van Kasteren - Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Nicole Glaetzer - Women's and Children's Health Network


Partners

SA Health would like to acknowledge the support of the following partners:

  • Platinum Partner: University of South Australia
  • Silver Partners: Tripple S, The University of Melbourne, Hesta, YNA
  • Bronze Partners: Leahurst Nurses’ Foundation Incorporated, RDNS Silverchain
  • Photobooth Partner: YNA
  • Award Category Partners: Australian College of Midwives, Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, Healthcare Australia, St Andrew’s Hospital