In October 2021, at the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) first-ever virtually held signature event, the National Nursing Forum (NNF), the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon Greg Hunt MP announced Sonia Martin MACN as the winner of the 2021 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers (Trailblazer Award). Sonia was named the…
To kick off the 2021 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers, we will be featuring each of our Finalists in the lead up to the virtual National Nursing Forum taking place from 26-28 October 2021, where the Winner will be announced. This week, we are featuring Carey Blaik MACN, who has been named one of…
To kick off the 2021 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers, we will be featuring each of our Finalists in the lead up to the virtual National Nursing Forum taking place from 26-28 October 2021, where the Winner will be announced. This week, we are featuring Lisa Hellwege MACN, who has been named one of…
To kick off the 2021 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers, we will be featuring each of our Finalists in the lead up to the virtual National Nursing Forum taking place from 26-28 October 2021, where the Winner will be announced. This week, we are featuring Sonia Martin MACN, who has been named one of…
To kick off the 2021 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers, we will be featuring each of our Finalists in the lead up to the virtual National Nursing Forum taking place from 26-28 October 2021, where the Winner will be announced. This week, we are featuring Julie Westaway MACN, a Urogynaecology Nurse Practitioner at Darling…
The Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers acknowledges nurse-led innovations and models of care which significantly improve health outcomes for the Australian community through evidence-based processes. To mark the opening of nominations for the 2021 award, we spoke to two of our previous finalists to discover how they came to be nominated for the award. Shannon Wallis MACN ¬– MeCare Nurse Unit Manager at…
Shannon Wallis MACN ¬– MeCare Nurse Unit Manager at West Moreton Hospital and Health Service – is reshaping the delivery of care to improve the health outcomes for patients in Regional Queensland. Shannon’s leadership of the MeCare program, which uses innovative technology to allow patients to be virtually monitored in their homes without the need…
In 2012, Lorna Cook MACN co-founded Chemo@Home, a company which provides chemotherapy to cancer patients in their home. Eight years later and Lorna’s drive, passion and dedication has been rewarded with selection as a Finalists in the 2020 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. As part of our Meet Your Trailblazers Series, Lorna shares her…
Matiu Bush, one of the Finalists for the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers, is the founder of One Good Street, a social impact platform to encourage neighbour-initiated care for older residents at risk of social isolation and loneliness. Currently the General Manager for Infection Prevention Operation COVID-19 accommodation in Victoria, Matiu talks about what…
The Australian College of Nursing congratulates Matiu Bush, Lorna Cook MACN and Shannon Wallis MACN for their selection as finalists in the 2020 Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers. The winner will be announced by the Federal Health Minister the Hon Greg Hunt MP at a virtual award ceremony which begins at 3.30 pm on…
