Silver Fern Award
For Excellence In Health Service Management
The NZIHM is calling for nominations for the Silver Fern Award.
The Award is presented at NZIHM AGM -
held during our National Conferences

Nomination Form

The first award was made at the 2004 Annual general Meeting

• 2004 - Anthea Penny
• 2006 - Ian Wolstencroft
• 2007 - Dr David Rankin

The objectives of the NZIHM Silver Fern Award are:

• To promote and motivate the pursuance of excellence in the management of health services in New Zealand.

• To recognise outstanding effort and achievements in the management of health services in New Zealand.

• The criteria for nominating a member of NZIHM for the Award are as follows:

  1.  Be a member of the NZIHM/Australian College of Health Service Executives.

  2. Be nominated by at least three Fellows/Associate Fellows of the College on the attached application form.

  3. To have been a long standing supporter of NZIHM/ACHSE and its objectives.

  4. Show leadership and achievement in the areas of:

  • Patient care, either at their own hospital or health services organisation, or in the health services field.

  • Professional development for better health services management in their organisation or in the health services industry.

  • Management and organisational development, either in their own health service organisation or in the health services industry.

  • Health services activities, ie: initiated and participated in activities to improve health service delivery in their own organisation or in the health services industry.

  • Management and organisational development either in their own health service organisation or in the health services industry.

  • Health services activities, ie: initiated and participated in activities to improve health service delivery in their own organisation or in the health services industry.

  Selection
  Individuals may not nominate themselves. Rather, nominations are sought of individuals who might be entrants. Applications can be obtained from the NZIHM National Office, which outlines in detail the criteria for nominations.

  Judging PanelA panel comprising the NZIHM National President, the Vice-President, Treasurer and a representative from ACHSE Federal Council will review nominations.

  The AwardThe award will be presented together with a citation at the NZIHM Annual General Meeting.

  Please submit your nomination using our downloadable form, all nominations to be sent to:
  NZIHM National Office
  P O Box 32 515
  Devonport, AUCKLAND