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Published Friday 10 Dec 2021

Teams at both DHBs were encouraged to nominate staff who have gone above and beyond for both patients and their peers.

This month, CCDHB and HVDHB hosted “Celebrating Success Weeks, a celebration that includes Ngā Tohu Angitu: Celebrating Success Awards. All teams at both DHBs were encouraged to nominate staff who have gone above and beyond for both patients and their peers.

Due to COVID-19, this year the awards ceremony could not be held in the same way as in previous years. As a result, the awards were changed to a virtual ceremony, and smaller-scale ‘celebrations in a box’ were delivered to the winners with their awards so smaller team-based celebrations could be held, allowing winners to honour winners safely in their bubbles.

Along with the Celebrating Success Awards, the week was celebrated by circulating goodwill with signs highlighting what staff are proud of and downloadable ‘shining star certificates’. After a difficult year, these signs of hope were circulated to spread a bit of cheer and acknowledge the mahi of all 2DHB staff.

Stay tuned for more about the Celebrating Success Awards and stories about our winners to come.

Meet the winners:

 

CCDHB:

 

Clinical Excellence

Winner: Pacific Navigation Service, Tū Ora Compass Health

 

Outstanding Leadership

Winner: Paul Sayers, Cannons Creek Boxing Academy CCBA

Highly commended:

  • Joanna (Jo) Allen, Child Development Service
  • Pacific COVID-19 collaborative team (CCDHB Pacific Unit, Tu Ora Pacific staff)

Excellence in the Workplace

Winner: Aiddie Mae Plimmer, Infection Control Service CCDHB

Highly commended: ICU pandemic surge relief training resource team

 

2DHB Champion of Collaboration and Integration

Winner: COVID Community Response Team, Strategy, Planning & Performance

 

Excellence in Innovation, Improvement and Future Thinking

Winner: Amy McKinney & Kath Hedley, Community ORA

 

Living Our Values

Winner: Maire Ransfield, Te Whare Marie (Specialist, Māori Mental Health)

 

Outstanding Contribution by Non-Clinical Staff

Winner: Hine Simpson, Transport Department, Kenepuru Hospital

 

Volunteer of the year

Winner: Siaosi Anamani, Tu Ora Compass Health

Highly commended:

  • Joan Dodd, Volunteer supporting pregnancy hydrotherapy class
  • Wellington Hospitals Foundation ICU Volunteer Team

Outstanding contribution to nursing: Lucy Gunn Award

Winner: Louise Lewis, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Immunisation Tū Ora Compass Health

 

Outstanding contribution to nursing: Ellen Dougherty Award

Winner: Nadine Gray, Faster Cancer Treatment Team, WBCC

Highly commended in outstanding contribution to nursing category: Matti Kernaghan, Tane Mahuta

 

Outstanding contribution to midwifery

Winner: Victoria Roper & Michelle Vincent, CCDHB Maternity

 

Outstanding contribution to Allied Health, Scientific & Technical

Winner: Daniel Seller, Wellington Physiotherapy

Highly commended: Lorraine Tetley, ORA Social Work - Paediatrics

 

Outstanding contribution to the medical profession (joint winner)

Winner: Dr Chris Fawcett, Tu Ora Compass Health

 

Outstanding contribution to the medical profession (joint winner)

Winner: Kate Scott, ORA /

 

He Tohu nā te Tumuaki - Chief Executive's Award

Winner: Nadine Gray, Māori cancer nurse coordinator

 

HVDHB:

 

2DHB Champion of Collaboration and Integration Award:

Winners: 2DHB Māori COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign team and the 2DHB Pacific COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign.

 

Clinical Excellence Award:

Winner: Andy Creighton and the Access and Choice team at Te Awakairangi Health Network.

 

Outstanding Leadership Award:

Winner: Rachel Dunn, COVID Response Manager of Te Awakairangi Health Network.

 

Excellence in the Workplace Award:

Winner: Peter Godden-Steele from Te Omanga Hospice.

 

Excellence in Innovation, Improvement and Future Thinking Award:

Winner: WellKiwis team at Regional Public Health.

 

Living our Values Award:

Winner: Regan Smith, practice manager and Kim Hurst, general practitioner at Whai Oranga Health Centre.

 

Outstanding Contribution by Non-Clinical Staff Award:

Winner: Liz McCloat and Kathryn van Woerkom

 

Excellence in Community Health and Wellbeing Award:

Winner: Teresea Olsen, Janis Awatere and the team at Kōkiri Marae Health and Social Services.

 

Chief Executive's Award:

Winner: Kōkiri Marae Health and Social Service