Canterbury District Health Board won four award categories at the Institute of Public Administration New Zealand (IPANZ) awards held in Wellington on Tuesday 21 July, including the prestigious Prime Minister's award.

Chief executive, David Meates, said it was an honour to receive the awards on behalf of the talented teams of people who work so hard every day for Canterbury people.  "To win four out of a total of ten awards speaks volumes about the calibre of people we have working in our health system.

"I'm thrilled to see so many aspects of our work being judged as outstanding," he said.

"The Canterbury vision is of a connected health system, delivered through cross-system alliances and partnerships, with people at the centre of everything we do. Our success together as a whole health system shows we are getting closer to that vision every day, despite the ongoing legacy of the earthquakes and the challenge of ever tighter budgets."

"The icing on the cake was the Canterbury Clinical Network receiving the Prime Minister's award for Public Sector excellence. We had some very tough competition from Ministries and other big government organisations, and for the Canterbury Clinical Network to win this award is remarkable, and a fitting tribute to everyone involved.

See the Canterbury District Health Board website for the full article and a list of recent Canterbury Health System highlights.

Source: Canterbury District Health Board Media Team.