Tanya Farrell, Adjunct Professor of La Trobe University and Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, has won the UTS Alumna Award for Excellence 2015 - Faculty of Health.
“Being at UTS for close to 10 years, both studying and teaching, was such a great time for me. I was surrounded by fantastic academics and students (at UTS) who challenged me to think 'outside the square', and who believed that collectively we could make a real difference to the system and to women on a day to day basis. I still treasure those years and know they had a profound impact on where I am today," said Tanya.
The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health of both newborn babies and women of all ages. Each year the organisation provides care to more than 8,500 expectant and delivering mothers alongside 1,600 nursery admissions, 200,000 outpatient appointments and 12,000 surgical procedures.
A particular focus of her role is the attraction and retention of a high-calibre nursing and midwifery workforce that is able to work confidently and competently within a rapidly changing healthcare environment.
“My challenge every day is to ensure that we are able to both meet the needs of our nurses and midwives, and ensure that women, babies and their families receive the best care possible.”
Tanya is also an Adjunct Professor of La Trobe University, where she has established a strong base for research and teaching to improve healthcare outcomes for women and babies and develop the knowledge and skills of the next wave of clinicians.
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