Congratulations to recipients of the 2024 Sir Ian McFarlane Nursing Awards, an initiative of the RBWH Foundation.
The awards were established in the late 1980s by Sir Ian McFarlane, founding Chairman of the RBWH Foundation.
“My father would be absolutely thrilled to see the career trajectory of the nurses and midwives who have been recognised over the years, through this award,” said John McFarlane, Sir Ian’s son and also a former RBWH Foundation board member.
“In the late seventies, my father had a few medical issues which required stays in a Sydney hospital.
“He got talking to the nursing staff and realised there was a lot of untapped knowledge and capability and he wanted to change that.”
The following 8 nurses and midwives from Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) have been recognised for their excellence in clinical practice and desire to provide the best possible care for patients:
- Angela (Yi) Jin Internal Medicine and Emergency Department
- Catherine O’Brien Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre
- Ellen Kelly Cancer Care Services
- Janene Douglas Grantley Stable Neonatal Unit, Women’s and Newborns Services
- Kirrah Gallaher Cancer Care Services
- Madison Exelby Gynaecology Unit, Women’s and Newborns Services
- Shona Morrison Queensland Trophoblast Centre (QTC
- Veronica Percival Cancer Care Services
Earlier recipients of the Sir Ian McFarlane Nursing Award include former Acting Executive Director of RBWH, Gillian Nasato, and current Executive Director of the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Dale Dally-Watkins.
Each recipient has received $1000 to further their clinical practice through course fees, study leave, resource material or research.?
The RBWH Foundation looks forward to following the careers of these outstanding staff members.
