Congratulations to all our winners, finalists and nominees in the 2010 Victorian Healthcare Awards

Winners

Premier's Excellence Award - Tackling chronic disease and improving public health 

• The Royal Children's Hospital:  Chronic illness peer support program (PDF 66KB)

Premier's Excellence Award - Improving Cancer Care in Victoria 

• The Royal Children's Hospital, Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre: GA? No way! Minimising the use of general anaesthesia in radiotherapy mask production for children: an innovative child friendly approach (PDF 66KB)

Minister's Award - Outstanding achievement by an individual

• Alex Auldist (PDF 61KB)

Finalists

Minister's Award - Outstanding achievement by a team

• The Royal Children's Hospital: The twins' separation team (PDF 58KB)

Category Awards - Improving quality performance award

• The Royal Children's Hospital and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute: Development and implementation of a paediatric sedation education and credentialing program (PDF 96KB)

Nominees

Premier's Excellence Award - Tackling chronic disease and improving public health

• Tackling a weighty issue with children (PDF 101KB)

Minister for Mental Health Award - Outstanding achievement by a team      

• Integrating mental health services for children and adolescents (PDF 63KB)

Category Award - Prevention and promotion

• Building and Strengthening Community Capacity Across Victoria - A safety promotion and injury prevention program (PDF77KB)

Category Award - Prevention and promotion

• A hospital based immunisation service (PDF 98KB)

Category Award - Prevention and promotion

• National implementation of the Australian Early Development Index (PDF 75KB)

Category Award - Improving quality performance

• Reducing central venous line associated infections and complications hospital wide (PDF 66KB)

Category Award - Improving quality performance

• Surgical Management of Paediatric Dystonia (PDF 64KB)

Category Award - Improving quality performance

• Early diagnosis - better care (PDF 64KB)

Category Award - Improving quality performance

• Bridge to Transplant (PDF 65KB)

Category Award - Reducing inequalities

• Asthma, the didgeridoo and the community(PDF 60KB)

Category Award - Delivering sustainable and effective healthcare services

• RCH and GPs - partners in care(PDF 68KB)

For more information about the awards go to: www.health.vic.gov.au/healthcareawards/