Royal North Shore Hospital Concussion Clinic has been named as a finalist for the ‘Patient Safety First Award’ at the upcoming 2023 NSW Health Awards.

This comes a week after the clinic was named as a finalist for the upcoming 2023 Premier’s Awards.

The clinic has played a vital role in helping patients across the Northern Sydney Local Health District and has had resources they’ve created, used and implemented by the NSW Education Department and New Zealand schools.

In its first year, the weekly clinic treated 51 patients, attracting positive feedback, and improving health outcomes. The clinic has been fully booked for the past three months. They have also launched a new telephone service to provide concussion advice to people across Australia.

RNSH Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr Vince Oxenham said the clinic is delighted to be making a difference to the community.
 

To be named as a finalist for two prestigious health awards is humbling and a recognition of the dedication to patient-centred care,” he said.

“We do what we do to help our patients return to being their best selves, whether it means going back to sports, passing their school exams or being a super mum and dad. It’s been wonderful to have gone on the journey with them,"