The Western NSW Primary Health Excellence Awards recognise and celebrate the individuals, teams and organisations delivering outstanding primary health care across our region. These awards shine a light on excellence, leadership and innovation, and the positive impact being made in our communities.
Join us in recognising the people and services helping to strengthen primary health care across Western and Far West NSW.
Nominations are open to individuals, teams and organisations delivering primary health care services across the region.
In 2026, a range of award categories will recognise excellence across different areas of primary health care, with finalists coming together at our inaugural awards event in November.
These awards recognise the people, teams and organisations making a meaningful difference to primary health outcomes in our communities.
This award recognises an individual, team, or organisation that has demonstrated meaningful leadership and partnership in advancing Aboriginal health through culturally safe, community‑led approaches that support equity and self‑determination.
This award recognises a GP, General Practice or Aboriginal Medical Service demonstrating excellence through practice level quality improvement initiatives on quality, safety and patient outcomes e.g. data use, audit, consumer feedback, workforce innovation, or locally led improvement activities.
This award recognises an individual, team, or organisation that has implemented innovative, evidence‑based and digitally enabled approaches that improve access to care, quality, integration, or patient outcomes.
This award recognises an organisation that has demonstrated system‑level leadership in delivering coordinated, sustainable, and high‑quality primary care, aligned with broader commissioning and integration objectives.
This award recognises an early‑career primary health care professional who has demonstrated strong leadership potential, initiative, and commitment to improving health outcomes.
This award recognises an individual who has made a significant long‑term contribution to the primary health care workforce, demonstrating commitment, professionalism, and impact e.g. in rural and remote communities or community-based care.
Anyone can nominate. Self, peer, and public nominations are all welcome.
Do you have a colleague, project or organisation that demonstrates outstanding primary health care delivery in Western and Far West NSW? We encourage you to nominate and to recognise their work.
All nominations must be submitted using the official nomination form.
More information about the award categories, eligibility and the nomination process is available in the nomination form.
We’re here to support you.
We will be hosting a short webinar on Wednesday 20 May, 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM where we’ll walk through the nomination process and answer your questions.
You can also reach out to our team with any questions or to seek support with the nomination process by emailing awards@wnswphn.org.au