Congratulations to Sorelle Doherty for her Overall Excellence in Clinical Care award at the 2024 Allied Health Awards.
The Foundation was once again proud to sponsor this important and very well-supported event.
The awards recognise contributions of excellence from allied health staff within Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service.
Sorelle, an occupational therapist and Adult Community Health Team Leader, received the prestigious award for her “passion for the health and wellbeing of the Cairns community and the people she works with”.
She was one of a record 110 nominees forthe annual event and joins a line-up of incredible winners.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 awards:
Rural and remote practitioner award: social worker Cassandra Jones
Innovation award: physiotherapist Sophie Morris
Education, training and/or supervision award: allied health assistant Josh Jaensch
Leadership award: social worker Sally Green
Early career practitioner award: psychologist Madeline McCandlish
Research award: social worker Jodi Sariman
CHHHS values award: occupational therapist Yvette Oiderman
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