WA Health Excellence Awards – 2019 finalists

Congratulations to all 33 finalists for the WA Health Excellence Awards 2019. The winners will be announced at Crown Perth on Thursday 7 November 2019 in the Crown Ballroom.

Principal sponsor

Health Excellence sponsor

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Category 1

Managing resources efficiently and effectively

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Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Choosing Wisely - Eliminating Unnecessary Tests, Treatments and Procedure

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Endoscopy Preadmission Nurse Clinic

Finalist: South Metropolitan Health Service, Cancer Council WA, Murdoch University
Project: Redesigning the Pathway to Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

Finalist: WA Country Health Service, Health Support Services
Project: Supporting Management and Delivery of Community-Based Health Services

Category 2

Engaging with consumers, carers and the community

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Finalist: Child and Adolescent Health Service
Project: Partnering with the Community Sector through Governance and Purpose

Finalist: Department of Health
Project: WA Youth Health Policy 2018–2023

Finalist: Department of Health
Project: Sustainable Health Review

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Walk a Day in My Shoes

Finalist: WA Country Health Service
Project: Fit for Print – Engaging with Consumers via E-newsletters

Category 3

Achieving better health outcomes for Aboriginal people

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service, National Heart Foundation
Project: Improving the Delivery of Care after Discharge for Aboriginal Cardiac Patients

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Improving the Patient Journey for Aboriginal People with Acute Care Needs

Finalist: WA Country Health Service
Project: Enhancing Cultural Security through Exposure to, and Reconnection with, Aboriginal Culture

Finalist: WA Country Health Service, Child and Adolescent Health Service, 
Bega Garnbirringu Aboriginal Health Services, Telethon Kids Institute, Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia, Kids ENT
Project: Screening and Treating Young Aboriginal Children for Ear Disease

Category 4

Developing sustainable solutions for out-of-hospital healthcare

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Finalist: Child and Adolescent Health Service
Project: Ambulatory Care for Children with Newly Diagnosed Diabetes

Finalist: North Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Saving Costs by Manufacturing Antibiotic Infusors

Finalist: South Metropolitan Health Service, WA Primary Health Alliance
Project: Improving the Healthcare Experience and Outcomes for Older People

Finalist: WA Country Health Service, WA Primary Health Alliance
Project: Improving the Delivery of Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions

Category 5

Overcoming inequities

WA Primary Health Alliance

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service, Goldfields, Midwest, Pilbara and Kimberley Public Health Teams
Project: Providing HIV Management for People in Rural and Remote Areas

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Prison Hepatitis C Videocall Treatment Program

Finalist: WA Country Health Service, Osborne Park Hospital
Project: Stroke TeleRehab Project

Finalist: WA Country Health Service
Project: Providing Sustainable, Integrated Care Closer to Home for People Living in the Southern Inland

Category 6

Improving safety and quality

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Finalist: North Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Resources to Improve Delirium Services

Finalist: PathWest
Project: Improving the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Sepsis

Finalist: South Metropolitan Health Service
Project: A Streamlined Service for Emergency Caesarean

Finalist: South Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Urology Robotic Surgery Program

Category 7

Promotion of preventative health

Logo: Edith Cowan University (ECU)

Finalist: Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Community Health, WA Country Health Service
Project: Preventing Invasive Meningococcal Disease through Immunisation

Finalist: WA Country Health Service, City of Albany
Project: Healthy Albany

Finalist: WA Country Health Service
Project: Promoting Health and Wellbeing in the Wheatbelt

Finalist: Department of Health, The Kirby Institute, The University of New South Wales, Sydney
GP on Beaufort, M Clinic, WA AIDS Council, WA Sexual Health and Blood-Borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN), Curtin University
Project: Reducing the Risk of HIV through Medication

Category 8

Allied Health

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Finalist: Child and Adolescent Health Service
Project: Successful Tube-feed Weaning and Positive Eating

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Family Information and Skills Sessions

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Integrating Services for Holistic Interdisciplinary Care

Finalist: South Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Timely and Appropriate Care for Audiology and Speech Pathology Services

Mental Health Commissioner’s Award

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: RAPID – RPH, Psychiatry, Addiction, Intervention and Discharge

Finalist: East Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Rainbow Standards Tick Achievement

Finalist: North Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Collaboratively Addressing Mental Health Issues, Criminogenic Risk Factors and Alcohol and Other Drug issues

Finalist: North Metropolitan Health Service
Project: Optimising Outcomes for Youth and Adults with Eating Disorders

Finalist: WA Country Health Service
Project: Providing Integrated Community Based Mental Health Services

More information

Kelsey Todd P: 9222 6441 | E: Kelsey.Todd@health.wa.gov.au 
Catherine Holton P: 9222 6425 | E: Catherine.Holton@health.wa.gov.au

Last reviewed: 20-09-2019