Excellence awards
Background
Purpose and overview
Introduced in 2015, the Continuous Quality Improvement Excellence Awards highlight excellence and outstanding performance at both an individual and team/unit levels and are open to employees, non-government officers, and community members.
These awards celebrate the quality of care, engagement, dedication and compassion of all who are making a notable contribution to our diverse health service.
Nominations are assessed against criteria and the extent to which the nomination aligns with the organisations vision “Healthy people and healthy communities in the Torres Strait, Northern Peninsula Area and Cape York.”
Categories - nominations are to fall under one of these categories
- Continuous Improvement Excellence Award
- Service Excellence Award
- Performance and Development Award
- Indigenous Leadership Excellence Award
- Chief Executive Values Champion
How to nominate
- Complete the Nomination form (PDF 806 kB).
- Collate any supporting evidence.
- Send your nomination form and supporting evidence to:
email: TCHHS-QSR@health.qld.gov.au
post: Quality Safety and Risk Unit, PO Box 5607, Cairns QLD 4870
Hall of fame
2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Emma Pawsey-Webb Continuous Quality Improvement Excellence Award | ||
 Leanne Brown Continuous Quality Improvement Award |  J'Belle Foster (left) Continuous Quality Improvement Excellence Award |  Francesca Ahwang (centre) Continuous Quality Improvement Excellence Award and Indigenous Leadership Excellence Award |
2020 | ||
 Berice Murray Continuous Quality Improvement Award | ||
2019 | ||
 Alex Monckton (right) Improvement in Health Service Communication and Collaboration |  Richard “Ollie” Olearzyck (right) Improvement in Health Service Communication and Collaboration |  Primary Health Care Information Systems and Support team Improvement in Health Service Communication and Collaboration |
2018 | ||
 Barbara Moffatt and Phillipa Sibley, Medical Record administrators for Improvement in Health Service Quality |  Margaret Whitehead, CNC Diabetes Educator for Improvement in Chronic Disease Management |  Bamaga Primary Health Care Centre for Improvement in Health Service Delivery |
2017 | ||
 Quality Data Officer Thomas Meredith and Occupational Health and Safety Senior Advisor Nareen Edmonds for Implementing RiskMan software across the Torres and Cape HHS |  Pathology Unit Thursday Island for Improvement in Health Service Delivery | |
2016 | ||
 Telepharmacy Project Group for Improvement in Health Service Quality |  ENT Working Group for Improvement in Health Service Delivery |  Badu Island Adult Health Checks for Improvement in Health Service Efficiency |
2015 | ||
 Bamaga Hospital for Improvement in Health Service Quality |  John Dick, Kowanyama PHCC for Safety and Quality |  Cooktown Hospital for Improvement in Patient Safety |
 Napranum PHCC for Improvement in Consumer and Community Engagement | ||
Last updated: 9 November 2021
