H.E.R.O. Award

ANSELL and ACORN are proud to announce the winners of the Ansell Cares H.E.R.O. Nurse Recognition Award.

Many thanks to all 44 nominees and their supporters for participating in the 2017 competition. A total of 20 496 votes were cast.

Lisa 'Loopy' Kiddle (5148 votes)

Robina Hospital, Queensland

Lisa founded AUSNEP, a charity that provides free surgical and dental procedures to those who have no means to access health care, in remote and urban regions of Nepal. Lisa is passionate about this charity and helping those who are less fortunate than ourselves.

Wendy Chen (4070 votes)

Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital, New South Wales

Wendy has recently taken on the demanding role of facilitator of the quality improvement initiative at the Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital. She fosters a supportive learning environment, acts as a role model for all staff in the preoperative suite and is constantly encouraging, inspiring and supporting staff with this new initiative .

Ivy Chen (3178 votes)

Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital, New South Wales

Ivy has the demanding role of being the afternoon in-charge nurse at Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital. She not only enables the smooth running of a busy unit but also epitomises patient centred preoperative care and is involved in educating and preceptoring novice and undergraduate nursing students.

Lisa, Wendy and Ivy have each been presented with a H.E.R.O. Nurse Service Award Plaque and Ansell has donated $6000 in their names to an Ansell supported charity.

Please visit www.ansellhero.com.au/en/Voting-Results to find out more about our H.E.R.O’s.