Congratulations to the 2022 ACT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards winners!

Outstanding nurses and midwives from across the ACT were honoured last night at the 2022 ACT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

The awards recognised exemplary professionalism and service from across private and public health facilities, and community and primary healthcare sectors, during a particularly challenging year.

Rebekah Ogilvie, COVID REACH Team, Canberra Health Services, was named Nurse of the Year 2022, and Melanee McMahon, Maternity, Calvary Bruce Private Hospital, named Midwife of the Year 2022.

As well as professional excellence categories, six recipients of the new consumer recognition awards were announced. Nominations were submitted by members of the public to acknowledge outstanding care provided by a nurse or midwife.

The awards ceremony marked the end of International Nurses and Midwives Week, which began with International Day of the Midwife (5th May) and International Nurses Day (12th May).

More information and profiles of the winners

Winners of the 2022 Nurses and Midwives Excellence Awards

  • Nurse of the Year 2022 - Rebekah Ogilvie, COVID REACH Team, Canberra Health Services
  • Midwife of the Year 2022 - Melanee McMahon, Maternity, Calvary Bruce Public Hospital
  • Team of the Year 2022 (2 winners):
    • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Education Team, Canberra Health Services
    • Workforce Capability Unit, Canberra Health Services
  • Excellence in COVID-19 Response - COVID-19 Care @ Home Program Team, Canberra Health Services
  • Excellence in Clinical Practice - Thimitra Panteleon, Intensive Care Unit, Canberra Health Services
  • Excellence in Educational Practice - Courtney Hayes, LDK’s Senior Living
  • Excellence in Leadership Practice - Caroline Bouloukos, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Calvary Public Hospital Bruce
  • Excellence in Management Practice - Louise Murphy, Maternal and Child Health, Canberra Health Services
  • Excellence in Quality Improvement or Research Practice    - Delilah Shelley, Haematology Cancer Unit, Canberra Health Services
  • Assistant in Nursing Recognition - Narelle King, St Andrew’s Village
  • Nursing Student Recognition - Janet (Rei) Edge, Canberra Institute of Technology 
  • Midwifery Student Recognition - Bek Messner, University of Canberra
  • Consumer Recognition Awards:
    • Kaela Graham-Bowman – Emergency Department, Canberra Health Services
    • Madeleine Charlton-Owen - Canberra Clinic, IVF Australia
    • Neala Jocumsen - Intensive Care Unit, Canberra Health Services
    • Immunology Nursing Team - Immunology Outpatient Clinic, Canberra Health Services
    • Hospital in the Home - Canberra Health Services
    • Renal Supportive Care unit - Canberra Health Services
Page last updated on: 13 May 2022