HA staff commended for outstanding performance (with photo)
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The Hospital Authority (HA) today (May 17) announced the results of the HA Outstanding Staff and Teams Award and Young Achievers Award for 2024. This year, nine outstanding staff, seven outstanding teams and 13 young achievers (the list of awardees is appended) from 17 hospitals in all seven clusters and the Head Office have been awarded for their outstanding performances, provision of quality patient-centred care, enhancing team spirit and improving the overall operational effectiveness of the organisation. The awardees are from different grades, including medical, nursing, allied health, administration and supporting staff groups.
Since 1993, the HA has been organising this staff reward and recognition programme annually to commend outstanding staff members and teams. To encourage the young generation, the HA added a new category, Young Achievers Award, since 2018 to recognise the good performance of the new generation of the workforce.
The 2024 Outstanding Staff and Teams and Young Achievers Award Selection Panel was chaired by HA Board Member Ms Margaret Cheng, who said, "Healthcare staff play an important role as health issues attract more attention in the time of returning to normalcy in the aftermath of the pandemic. The professionalism, dedication and perseverance of all awardees to protect the health of citizens in respective dimensions are truly commendable."
Other members of the Selection Panel included HA Board Member Prof Agnes Tiwari; the HA Chief Executive, Dr Tony Ko; the New Territories West Cluster Chief Executive, Dr Wong Yiu-chung; awardee of the HA Outstanding Staff Award 2023 Mr Lee Kwok-hung and the Head of Human Resources, Mr David Mak.
The awards received an overwhelming number of nominations this year, with a total of 89 submissions received. Contributions of participants to the following core values of the HA were adopted as the selection criteria for the Outstanding Staff and Teams by the selection panel:
- People-centred Care
- Professional Service
- Committed Staff
- Teamwork
As for the Young Achievers Award, awardees were able to demonstrate the HA core values, possess the attributes of being an advocate for his/her profession and could always energise the team, think out of the box and be a good communicator.
Ends/Friday, May 17, 2024
Issued at HKT 19:00
Issued at HKT 19:00
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