NSW Medicines Formulary a finalist in the 2024 NSW Premier’s Awards

25 September 2024

The NSW Medicines Formulary has been nominated as a finalist in the 2024 NSW Premier's Awards.

The formulary is competing for a team award in the Highest quality healthcare category, highlighting initiatives that improve healthcare access, particularly in regional and remote communities.

“Medicines are the most common therapeutic intervention for patients in NSW public hospitals and the NSW Medicines Formulary ensures patients across the state can access a uniform list of evidence-based medicines based on their clinical needs, regardless of where they present,” Adjunct Professor Michael Nicholl, CEC Chief Executive, said.

“It is a testament to our strong partnership with the NSW Ministry of Health and collaboration with hospital networks, local health districts, HealthShare NSW and eHealth NSW.”

Through this reform, driven by NSW Health, the formulary has reduced the number of medicines used in public hospitals from about 6,700 to about 2,300, making healthcare delivery more efficient and generating almost $100 million to NSW Health in the first financial year.

The initiative is also a finalist in the 2024 NSW Health Awards.

Congratulations to our CEC colleagues and those in partner agencies who worked together to achieve this outstanding result and have been recognised as 2024 NSW Premier’s Awards finalists.

Clinical Excellence Commission

Dr Harvey Lander, Director, Systems Improvement
Prof. Jennifer Martin, Clinical Lead and Chair, NSW Medicines Formulary Committee
Nina Muscillo, Chief Advisor and Program Lead, Medication Safety, Quality and Therapeutics Optimisation.
Lucy Nair, Principal Lead, Medication Safety and Quality
Carly Wills, Senior Improvement Lead, Medicines and Therapeutics Optimisation
Christine Coorey, Improvement Lead, Medicines and Therapeutics Optimisation
Danica Furtula, Improvement Lead, Medicines and Therapeutics Optimisation
Dr Josephine Adattini, Improvement Lead, Medicines and Therapeutics Optimisation
Kate Donaldson, Improvement Lead, Medicines and Therapeutics Optimisation
Mollie Churton, Improvement Lead, Medicines and Therapeutics Optimisation
Sankit Lalseta, (former) Improvement Lead, Medicines and Therapeutics Optimisation
Kate Roper, Senior Improvement Lead, Medicines Valuation
Bayan Hosseini, Senior Improvement Lead, Medicines Critical Response and Governance
Loesje Scholz, Improvement Lead, Medicines Valuation

NSW Ministry of Health

Dr Ian Whyte, Former Chair, NSW Medicines Formulary Committee
Dr Kerry Chant, Chief Health Officer, Deputy Secretary, Population and Public Health
Emma Dawe, Manager Priority Projects, Office of the Chief Health Officer
Christa Lynch, (former) Lead Pharmacist, Priority Projects Unit, Office of the Chief Health Officer
Dr Anna Calik, (former) Medical Public Health Officer trainee Rosanna Mackinnon, Project Officer, Priority Projects Unit, Office of the Chief Health Officer
Nicola Moore, Senior Project Officer, Priority Projects Unit, Office of the Chief Health Officer

HealthShare NSW

Noman Masood, Senior Category Manager
Susie Giddey, Associate Director, Category Management

eHealth NSW

Michael Turner, Associate Director, Clinical Solutions Service
Monica Middleton, Master Drug Catalogue Design Lead
Jane Tyan, Project Manager, Service Delivery
Medha Joshi, Business analyst

The NSW Premier's Awards winners will be announced on November 18.