NMBWA congratulates all nominees and winners of the 2008 Western Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards held on 10 May at Burswood Entertainment Complex. Thank you to all of our sponsors, without whom, the night would not have been possible.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Bickley who won the top honour of 2008 Nurse and/or Midwife of the Year.

NURSE/MIDWIFE OF THE YEAR 2008

Sponsored by the Nurses & Midwives Board of Western Australia

2008 Overall winner is ELIZABETH BICKLEY from Busselton Hospice Care

The winners and their categories are as follows:

Community Appreciation Award with the Metropolitan area

Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce & Industry

2008 winner is SANDRA DENISON from Royal Perth, Shenton Park Campus

Community Appreciation Award with the Rural & Remote area

Sponsored by Uniting Church Homes

2008 winner is LINDA CONWAY from Silver Chain - Remote Area Health

Indigenous Nurse and/or Midwife of the Year

Sponsored by WA Country Health Service

2008 winner is RHONDA MARRIOTT from Murdoch University

Graduate Registered Nurse of the Year

Sponsored by Hollywood Private Hospital

2008 winner is JESSIE BOSENBERG from St John of God Hospital, Subiaco

Graduate Midwife of the Year

Sponsored by Women and Newborn Health Service

2008 winner is LISA NICOLAOU from King Edward Memorial Hospital

Graduate Enrolled Nurse of the Year

Sponsored by Royal Perth Hospital

2008 winner is DOLLY DOUGLAS from Hollywood Private Hospital

Rural & Remote Care Registered Nurse and/or Midwife of the Year

Sponsored by HESTA

2008 winner is ELIZABETH BICKLEY from Busselton Hospice Care

Rural & Remote Care Enrolled Nurse of the Year

Sponsored by Cambridge Media

2008 winner is CATHIE GILLZAN from Cue Nursing Post

Community Nurse and/or Midwife of the Year

Sponsored by Silver Chain

2008 winner is DI TOMLINSON from WA Country Health Service, Bunbury

Residential & Aged Care Registered Nurse of the Year

Sponsored by Aged & Community Services WA

2008 winner is JULIE SMITH from Amana Living, St Georges Home

Residential & Aged Care Enrolled Nurse of the Year

Sponsored by Aged Care Association WA

2008 winner is MORAG NELSON from Osborne Park Hospital

Emerging Leader of the Year

Sponsored by Department of Health, Office of the Chief Nurse

2008 winner is TRACY MARTIN from King Edward Memorial Hospital

Preceptor of the Year

Sponsored by Joondalup Health Campus

2008 winner is ALISON JOHNSTONE from St John of God Hospital, Murdoch

Educator of the Year

Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Subiaco Inc.

2008 winner is SHARON BURKE from Osborne Park Hospital

Researcher of the Year

Sponsored by The Western Australian Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust

2008 winner is SARA BAYES from Curtin University & King Edward Memorial Hospital

Metropolitan Acute Care Midwife of the Year

Sponsored by the Australian College of Midwives, WA Branch

2008 winner is CLAIRE HENDERSON from King Edward Memorial Hospital

Metropolitan Acute Care Registered Nurse of the Year

Sponsored by the Police & Nurses Credit Society

2008 winner is TANIA MCWILLIAMS from Princess Margaret Hospital & King Edward Memorial Hospital

Metropolitan Acute Care Enrolled Nurse of the Year

Sponsored by LHMU Enrolled Nurses Association

2008 winner is JENNI LUSH from Hollywood Private Hospital

The 2008 Nurses & Midwives Board of Western Australia Excellence Award Winners

Thank you once again to all of the 2008 sponsors

If you had your photo taken on the night and would like a copy please follow this link to select and download.