Criteria for assessing nominations
Each year we receive a large number of high quality nominations. To assist you in drafting your nomination, here are the general criteria that we will use to judge projects.
| General Criteria | Weighting |
| Improvement How does the project improve outcomes for patients or consumers? Or How does the project improve working life for staff? |
25% |
| Innovation and excellence What evidence is there that the project delivers innovation and/or excellence in health care? |
25% |
| Replication Can the project be replicated in other areas of WA Health? Can the lessons learnt be applied in other settings? |
25% |
| Community and consumer involvement How does the project involve the community, consumers or other stakeholders in the development or delivery of the project? |
25% |
In addition, you should look at the specific information related to each category:
| Specific Category Criteria |
| Excellence Awards |
| Excellence in Service Delivery Does the project contribute to WA Health's strategic priority for service delivery? What type of contribution - Exceeding safety and quality expectations? Achieving key service and care targets? Increasing access to and/or efficiency in services? |
| Excellence in Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention Does the project contribute to WA Health’s strategic priority for health promotion, illness prevention and early intervention? What type of contribution - Promoting health and wellbeing within the community? Meeting targets for immunisation and screening? Through medical research? |
| Excellence in Partnerships Does the project contribute to WA Health’s strategic priority for partnerships? What type of contribution - Through collaboration with key stakeholders? Increasing consumer participation in planning and delivery? Developing beneficial partnerships with industry and other agencies? |
| Excellence in Resourcing Does the project contribute to WA Health’s strategic priority for resources? What type of contribution - Making best use of funds and resources? Achieving better efficiencies in the system? Providing innovative solutions for sustainable resourcing? |
| Excellence in Human Resources (Peter Baldwin Memorial Award) The Peter Baldwin Memorial Award is awarded to a Department of Health employee working in a human resource management role who displays the same characteristics as those of the late Peter Baldwin:
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| Specific Category Criteria |
| Improvement Awards |
| Improvement in the Patient Journey Does the project contribute to WA Health’s strategic priority for the patient journey? What type of contribution - Delivering innovative programs? Improving efficiency in patient flow? Improving patient outcomes? |
| Improvement in Primary Health Care and Care in the Community Does the project contribute to WA Health’s strategic priority for caring for individuals and the community? What type of contribution - Through managing demand for services? Achieving targets for inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory and elective surgery performance? Improving access to healthcare for remote and disadvantaged communities? |
| Improvement in the Workplace Environment Does the project contribute to WA Health's strategic priority for workforce? What type of contribution - Through workforce planning? Providing opportunities for staff to grow and develop skills? Increasing attraction or retention of staff? Improving system efficiencies and performance? |
| Specific Category Criteria |
| Health Consumer, Carer and Community Engagement Award |
| This Award is open to WA Health staff and/or consumer, carer and community individuals and groups who are involved in the development or delivery of a project to improve patient outcomes/patient journey. |
A panel comprising public and private sector health experts will judge the award nominations. All decisions of the judging panel in selection of the award finalists and the winners are final. The winners of the WA Health Awards 2011 will be announced at the Awards function to be held on 30 November 2011.