Insurance & Care NSW (icare) has announced the finalists in its Treasury Managed Fund Awards for Excellence scheme.

The awards recognise risk management performance in the state’s public sector.

“NSW government agencies are driving more risk-aware workplace cultures and introducing innovative ways of protecting the valuable people and assets of the… Government and the community they serve,” icare CEO Vivek Bhatia said.

The winners will be announced on November 8 at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.

The people’s choice award will be decided by guest votes on the night.

Finalists in the other categories are:

Individual achievement in return to work

• Janet Barry, NSW Health Pathology
• Nicole Ferrer, South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD)
• Chantelle Attard, South Western Sydney LHD.

Framework and systems

• Corrective Services & Justice Health, Smoke Free Correctional Centre Program Team
• NSW Health, EML and University of Sydney, the Work Injury Screening & Early Intervention (WISE) Study
• NSW Department of Education, First Aid in NSW Public Schools: a comprehensive risk management and organisational approach
• Southern Sydney LHD, Congratulations and Celebrations, WHS framework + teamwork = SUCCESS
• South Western Sydney LHD, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework Development and Improvement.

Innovation in process

• Sydney LHD, SLHD Fire Identification Simulation Training Centre
• Ministry of Health & NSW Department of Education, Responding to Student Suicide: a support program for schools.
• NSW Police Force, Moving Better Together: NSW Police Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Model
• HealthShare NSW, innovating a participative ergonomics model to design a new fit-for-purpose trolley for NSW Health hospitals.

Innovation in design

• Sydney LHD, Pitching the Pitch: removing red tape, empowering staff and driving a culture of innovation
• NSW Department of Education, Preparing schools to respond to incidents: IMEX Simulation Training
• HealthShare NSW, My Food Choice: Transforming Patient Food Delivery
• Fire & Rescue NSW, Proactive and Early Intervention Approach to PTSD.

Innovation in reporting and risk intelligence

SLDH Targeted Activity and Reporting System

• GIO & Ministry of Health Gosford, Improve the notification of potential health liability claims
• Central Coast LHD, Exercise Respect: Respecting Your Peers, Your Patients and Your Community – how a seasonal influenza vaccination program can inform a pandemic response
• Hunter New England LHD, Strengthening Accountability and Falls Risk Management in the adult inpatient population across the Hunter New England Local Health District.