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About the Awards
The Victorian Government is proud to launch the 2011 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, searching for Victoria’s most innovative, informed and effective healthcare. The Awards are our annual spotlight on the most exceptional healthcare that is responding to community needs, now and in the future.
The Victorian Government is committed to achieving a strong health system that is underpinned by highly trained health professionals, delivering informed and informative services across the continuum of care. The government will work with all stakeholders in the Victorian health system to address the many challenges that lie ahead to create an equitable, sustainable health system with people at its heart. These Awards play a significant role in acknowledging the leaders in our health system, who are at the forefront of providing care to the Victorian community.
The Awards recognise innovation and excellence in improving hospital capacity, developing community-based health services, promoting healthy living, providing more extensive and high quality health care information, improving emergency services and creating more effective healthcare outcomes. The Awards are relevant to all services and providers, irrespective of size, location or area of expertise.
Expert and independent judging panels drawn from all parts of the healthcare system determine the outcome in each Award. The Awards have a proud tradition of unearthing the quiet achievers and outstanding services and programs making our health system the best it can be.
Award categories for 2011
Premier’s Health Service of the Year Award
The Premier’s Health Service of the Year Awards are Victoria’s most prestigious accolade to which a health service can aspire. The Awards recognise leadership and excellence in the provision of publicly-funded healthcare for the Victorian community.
The Premier will present four Awards for outstanding health service performance
- Primary health service of the year
- Rural health service of the year
- Regional health service of the year
- Metropolitan health service of the year
Minister's Awards
The Minister’s Awards recognise outstanding individual or team achievements or action above and beyond the call of duty.
- Outstanding achievement by a team or an individual in healthcare
- Outstanding achievement by a team or an individual in mental healthcare
- The Health Lifetime Achievement Award recognises outstanding careers in health, achieved over a life time of service in the Victorian health system and is the Minister’s Awards highest honour to an individual.
Health Leader's Awards
The seven Health Leader’s Awards recognise outstanding leadership by an individual or team in priority areas selected by the Award’s patrons:
Premier of Victoria
- Enabling person and family centred care
- Translating evidence into practice
Minister for Health
- Delivering local and responsive governance
- Developing a capable and engaged workforce
Minister for Mental Health
- Delivering innovative and integrated alcohol and drug and mental healthcare
- Enabling person and family centred mental healthcare
Department of Health Secretary
- Improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people
Better Health Awards
The Better Health Awards recognise outstanding initiatives making the greatest impact improving the health status of Victorians, supporting self managed healthcare, achieving excellence in healthcare outcomes and service provision.
- Optimising the health status of Victorians
- Excellence in supporting self managed healthcare
- Excellence in healthcare outcomes through person centred care
- Excellence in healthcare outcomes
- Excellence in service provision
- Excellence in enhanced quality healthcare through e-health and communications technology.
Download the Awards Guidebook
Download the 
2011 Awards Guidebook, which provides information, entry advice and judging criteria for each of the 2011 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. The stand-alone guidebook is identical to the information set out on this website.
