Published on 15 May 2023
On Friday 12 May 2023 our nurses and midwives were joined by our Chief Executive, members of our Executive and Senior Leadership Group to honour and celebrate both professions. To view the event virtually please click here (please be advised that the section with nurse-comedian Gorgie Carroll has been removed due to copywrite reasons). During the event we:
- Heard from our Executive Director of Nursing & Midwifery Adjunct Professor Shane Crowe, who launched Western Health’s new Nursing & Midwifery Professional Practice Framework.
- Were inspired by the keynote address from Adjunct Professor Tanya Farrell, our new Director of Maternity Services, who spoke about nursing and midwifery being a career for life.
- Were entertained by award-winning nurse-comedian Georgie Carroll. Georgie had everyone in stitches as she shared some of her observations of nursing and midwifery, healthcare and members of the multidisciplinary team. She made us all think about the 3 stages of nursing – where we are either dolphins, penguins or orcas!
- Saw some nursing and midwifery faces from Western Health in a video.
- There was some great team photos from the photo booth in the Atrium.
Our nurses and midwives also received gifts of a branded insulated lunch bag and a branded pen as a token of our appreciation (ICU Footscray team modeling them – pictured right).
A huge thank you to all of our nurses and midwives for everything that you do each and every day.