Margaret King Local Finalist For 2024 NSW Health Awards

Griffith volunteer Margaret King has been named a finalist in the 2024 NSW Health Awards for her extraordinary efforts to improve the NSW public health system.

Ms King is a finalist in the Volunteer of the Year award category for her contribution as Chair of the Griffith Local Health Advisory Committee (LHAC).

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) was also named finalist in the Health Innovation Award category for their contribution towards the Rural Paediatric Complex Care Coordination project.

This project was in partnership with Southern NSW LHD, The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and Western NSW LHD.

Now in its 26th year, the awards acknowledge the personalised, sustainable, and digitally enabled programs that contribute to the wellbeing of patients and the community.

NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM said it was really exciting to celebrate the people and teams who are enriching health in millions of ways every day.

“These awards are a chance to recognise our incredible healthcare staff and volunteers, across the public health system,” Ms Pearce said.

“I congratulate the finalists, but I also want to acknowledge the work being done across the system every day, by our teams of doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health and support staff.”

NSW Health received 186 nominations across the 12 award categories.

MLHD Chief Executive Jill Ludford said she was proud of the achievements of local finalists who had been recognised for their passion and commitment.

“Margaret is an incredible ambassador for health across our region,” Ms Ludford said.

“She has shown strong leadership qualities through her role as LHAC Chair and in her tireless contribution towards the Griffith Base Hospital redevelopment.

“She is also compassionate, resilient and a great advocate for her community.

“I’m proud of our Health Innovation finalist, the team who have been part of the Rural Paediatric Complex Care Coordination project.

“We have shown time and again, in the Murrumbidgee, that we are incredibly innovative and driven to trying new approaches to overcome challenges.”

The finalists and winners will be celebrated at the NSW Health Awards ceremony, which will be held on Thursday, October 24 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.

It will also be live streamed from 6 pm.

Find more information on the 2024 NSW Health Awards on the NSW Health website.

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