The PenCS Awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge the continuous hard work and achievements of primary health care in Australia.
The PenCS Awards recognise excellence in data-driven quality improvement in General Practice and Aboriginal Member Services, across Australia, by using health informatics.
This event was created to align with our PenCS guiding principles, which advocate that a high-performing health system should endeavour to achieve the objectives of the quintuple aim:
1. Improve individual’s experience of healthcare;
2. Improve population health;
3. Reduce per capita cost of healthcare delivery;
4. Improve professional experience of delivering care; and
5. Advance health equity.
Research shows that data-driven improvement is a foundation building block for high performing primary care that guides clinical excellence and improves patient outcomes.
2024 winners of the PenCS awards
Closing the Gap
Winner: Bidwill Family Practice
Quality Improvement Initiative of the Year
Winner: Norwest Central Healthcare
Data-driven Clinical Excellence
Winner: Reynella Medical Centre
Data-driven Clinical Excellence
Winner: Rosedale Medical Practice
Data Quality
Winner: Port Sorell Medical Centre
Research in General Practice
Winner: MQ Health General Practice
Sustainable Business Award
Winner: Beach Road Surgery & Skin Clinic
Patient-centred Care
Winner: Hospital Street Doctors – Wodonga