Finalists announced ahead of 2024 Primary Care Quality & Innovation Awards.

Patients First Award

Awarded to healthcare organisations, clinics/teams and/or service providers that put people and communities first in their practice: they demonstrate engagement strategies to support best practice outcomes for the health care organisation, the community, and their patients.

Anglicare New England North West Carefinders Program: Carefinder helping remote and regional vulnerable, older people to access Aged Care services

Elden Street Medical: Frailty Early Intervention Program for Older Australians

HealthWISE: Ageing well in the New England

MoveAbout Therapy Services: Paediatric Occupational Therapy

Point Clare Medical Practice: PCMP Respiratory, an innovative same day clinic allowing infectious patients to safely be seen face-to-face by a GP

First Nations Health Award

Awarded to the healthcare organisation, clinic/team and/or service provider that demonstrates being responsive to the diversity of, and differences in, our communities to address health inequalities for First Nations people and communities.

Awabakal Ltd. - Wiyala Team: First Nations Mental Health Services

HealthWISE: Tiddas in the Dale

Tobwabba Aboriginal Medical Service: Nyannibu Wellness Pilot Program

Woodberry Family Practice: We look after our own mob

Technology in Health Award

Awarded to the healthcare organisation, clinic/team and/or service provider that demonstrates leadership in the use of technology to support their patients. A patient is defined as an individual who accesses primary care and could be considered a client or consumer as well.

EngageVR: Creating New Pathways

HealthWISE: Delivering technologically enhanced mental health therapy

Hunter Primary Care - NDIS and Chronic Disease Team: Telehealth delivery via online Diabetes Education Shared Health Appointments for rural and remote clients

SimpliMove: Primary Care Digital Solution

Primary Care Innovation Award

Awarded to the health centre/clinic/team and/or service provider that demonstrates outstanding innovation in primary care.

Hunter Primary Care - Aged Care Services: Nurse Practitioner service enhancing Primary Care for people residing in Aged Care

Life Medical Centre: Transforming Patient Access to Chronic Disease Management and Wellbeing with great provider engagement

Spring Ridge Health Hub: Better Health for the Bush Small Town Engagement Model

Uniting NSW.ACT - Wellbeing4Kids: Hands of Wellbeing (HOW)- Enhancing the Therapeutic Voice of the Child

Primary Care Leader Award - Individual

Awarded to an individual that demonstrates outstanding innovation in primary care.

Dr Kathleen Doolan: Improving mental health and wellbeing in the region

Dr Alison Lancey: Building Primary Care Capacity in responding to Domestic Family and Sexual Violence

Dr Alveda-Michelle Reiss: Community Transformation through Lifestyle Choices

Ann Marie Thomas: The Nurse who wears red lipstick

Primary Care Leader Award - Organisation

Awarded to the health service provider that demonstrates outstanding innovation in primary care.

Hunter Primary Care - NDIS and Chronic Disease Team: Leading innovation and implementation of Lifestyle Medicine into both service delivery to vulnerable people and workplace

Move About Therapy Services: Paediatric Occupational Therapy

Salamander Bay Doctors: Leadership plays a pivotal role in shaping the quality and effectiveness of healthcare delivery

SimpliMove: a Primary Care Digital Solution

Primary Care Leader Award - Clinic/Team

Awarded to the Clinic or Team that demonstrates outstanding innovation in primary care.

EngageVR: Rehabilitation and ESport - Creating New Pathways

Hunter Primary Care - Aged Care Services: Innovative solutions in the aged care environment supported by the establishment of a high functioning team

Joint Medical Program Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship: Let’s grow our own rural doctors in New England Northwest via innovative learning with exceptional primary care leaders