Social workers at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) recently came together to celebrate World Social Work Day on 19 March.

The day, which acknowledges the contributions social workers make to communities around the world, celebrated this year’s them ‘Buen Vivir: Shared Future for Transformative Change’.

Chief Executive Anthony Schembri AM, who has been a social worker for 30 years, thanked all social workers across the district for their ongoing efforts.

“My very first management and leadership role was as a senior social worker at Royal North Shore Hospital managing a team of three social workers,” he said.

“A privilege of working in the field for so long has been seeing the impact social workers make across our health systems.

“I’d like to thank all of our social workers across the district for your constant contributions to patients, their families and the wider community.”