President’s Award for Nurses 2022

       Six nurses were conferred the President’s Award for Nurses this year. They received their award from President Halimah Yacob at an award ceremony and reception held at the Istana this afternoon. This brings the total number of recipients, since the inception of the award in 2000, to 90.

2     The highest accolade in Singapore’s nursing profession, the President’s Award for Nurses recognises nurses who have shown sustained outstanding performance and contributions to patient care delivery, education, research and administration.

3     This year’s award recipients include five from acute hospitals and a nursing educator. They are:

• Mr Aziz Bin Ab Hamed
  Senior Nurse Clinician, Institute of Mental Health

• Ms Eng Chui Lee Julia
  Deputy Director of Nursing, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

• Ms Liu Fang
  Senior Nurse Educator, Assisi Hospice

• Ms Nirmala Bte Karmaroon
  Deputy Director of Nursing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

• Ms Png Gek Kheng
  Chief Nurse, Changi General Hospital

• Ms Zhang Di
  Assistant Director of Nursing, Sengkang General Hospital

4     Each awardee received a trophy, a certificate signed by President Halimah Yacob and a $10,000 cash prize that can be used for their professional and personal development. More information on the award recipients is in the Annex [PDF, 201 KB].

5     The national award is open to nurses and midwives from healthcare institutions in the public, private and community care sectors, as well as the educational institutions. The nominees were nominated by their institutions, public or peers, and interviewed by a panel chaired by Dr Tan Wu Meng, Chairman of Health Government Parliamentary Committee.

       Three outstanding and exemplary nurses will receive the President’s Award for Nurses from President Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Nurses Day Istana Reception on 24 July 2012. Into its thirteenth year, the award is the national accolade for the nursing profession.

2.     Each year, healthcare institutions will nominate nurses for the prestigious award to recognise their significant contributions in nursing. A panel, comprising the Chairman of the Health Government Parliamentary Committee, the Chief Nursing Officer (Ministry of Health), and Board Members of public institutions will select three distinguished nurses from the nominees to receive the award.

3.     The three recipients are Ms Lian Siew Bee, Assistant Director, Nursing & Advanced Practice Nurse, 42, Singapore General Hospital, Ms Teresa Ng Ruey Pyng, Senior Nurse Clinician, 47, KK Breast Department,KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Ms Poh Chee Lien, 37, Senior Nurse Educator, Nursing Training Department, Institute of Mental Health. (Please refer to Annex for more information on the award winners).

4.     The award winners will each receive a trophy, a certificate and $6,000 which can be used to attend conferences and training programmes of their choice for professional and personal development.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH