Western Health INSPIRE Awards

The Western Health INSPIRE Awards recognise employees and volunteers – both individuals and teams – whose actions inspire others to live our values.

These awards are a simple way of saying thank you to someone who has made a difference to your day or to the experience of a patient, visitor or colleague.  

We invite patients, visitors, staff members and volunteers to promote a positive and respectful workplace by nominating someone for an INSPIRE award. 

You can nominate someone for demonstrating any of our below values:  

Compassion – consistently acting with empathy and integrity

• Improving the experience of patients and others.

Accountability – taking responsibility for our decisions and actions

• Taking responsibility for standards of care or service.
• Being positive and productive.
• Using resources responsibly.

Respect – for the rights, beliefs and choice of every individual

• Treating everyone with respect and dignity.
• Recognising and respecting diversity.
• Addressing poor behaviour and not simply ‘walking past’.

Excellence – inspiring and motivating, innovation and achievement

• Demonstrating high standards of work.
• Helping others learn and improve.
• Working well with others, across the system.

Safety – prioritising safety as an essential part of everyday practice

• Looking out for the safety of others.

It’s easy to nominate a person or team for an INSPIRE Award.

Using the nomination form, simply tell us why they deserve a thank you—what did they do that made a difference? We’ll enter them into the next round of awards.

Important Dates:

• Nominations for the 2025 INSPIRE Awards have now closed.
• Nominations open every March and remain open for four weeks.
• A nomination form will be available on this page in March 2026. 

To ensure your nomination stands out:

• Describe their impact—what did they do that made a difference for you or others? Provide clear examples and as much detail as possible.
• Address the award criteria:
  • How did they contribute to fostering a positive workplace?
  • How did they demonstrate the values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Safety? 

INSPIRE Award winners will be announced at a live-streamed presentation event, held annually.

If you have a question about the INSPIRE Awards you can email us at [email protected].