If you have received outstanding care from a nurse or midwife in the Northern NSW Local Health District here is your chance to say thank you and celebrate their exceptional work.

Nurses and midwives who have demonstrated outstanding care or contributed to improved health outcomes for local patients can be nominated for the 2023 Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery, Healing Heart Consumer Appreciation Award.

Northern NSW Local Health District Director of Nursing and Midwifery Katharine Duffy said the annual NNSWLHD Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards acknowledge the contribution and dedication of nurses and midwives working in hospitals and health services across the region.

“These awards are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate our nurses and midwives for their significant contribution to patients and to our broader communities,” she said.

“I encourage anyone who has had a great experience with a nurse or midwife anywhere across our region to help us celebrate the great work they do by nominating them for the Consumer Appreciation Award.

“It’s been an enormously challenging few years in health, and our nurses and midwives have been at the front line doing a fantastic job of caring for our community through the COVID pandemic and the devastating floods of 2022.”

Nominations are now open and close at 5pm on May 14, 2023.

To nominate a local nurse or midwife for the award visit the Northern NSW Local Health District website https://nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/services/nursing-and-midwifery-services-our-NAMS/healing-heart-awards