Nominate a health hero for awards

Primary healthcare professionals across Gippsland will be honoured in the 2022 Gippsland Primary Health Awards that has a theme of “thank you.”

Award nominations close on Friday, September 30.

Gippsland PHN chief executive officer Amanda Proposch said the extraordinary circumstances of the past few years continued to challenge the primary care sector with the workforce facing immense challenges every day.

“We say thank you to each and every one of our healthcare workers,” Ms Proposch said.

“Gippsland’s health practitioners and health services work incredibly hard to deliver healthcare to local communities.

“They have shown they are agile and responsive to meet the constantly changing demands of providing care which has been exacerbated by the ongoing presence of COVID-19 and the return of the winter flu. The sector has also faced workforce shortages as staff have not been immune to these illnesses,” she said.

The awards recognise primary healthcare organisations, teams or individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to improved outcomes for people in Gippsland. This year there will be four categories for excellence, all aligned with Gippsland PHN’s priority areas – population, health issues, prevention issues and service issues.

The winners each receive a $2000 voucher to use on training and education or a wellbeing team development activity within the winner’s organisation.

Winners will be announced at the annual general meeting and awards event on November 16.

Nominate now at https://gphn.org.au/awards/