News release

Nominations Now Open for Excellence Awards

Cancer Care Nova Scotia

Cancer Care Nova Scotia is calling for nominations for its 2015 Excellence Awards.

The awards recognize the dedication and accomplishments of those who work to improve cancer prevention and care for patients and their families.

"Cancer Care Nova Scotia's role is to strengthen the cancer care system by working in partnership with health administrators, health professionals, patients, families and others," said Bob Russell, board member and chair of the 2015 Excellence Awards Committee. "Our health-care community does the heavy lifting to help ease the journey for patients and families.

"The awards celebrate the efforts in making our cancer care system the very best it can be. I encourage all who are part of our extended health-care community, as well as patients and families who have been impacted by cancer in any way, to consider nominating someone they believe has made a difference."

Three awards will be presented in two categories:

  • leadership excellence
  • excellence in patient care (two awards). One recognizing health professional contributions and one highlighting the valuable role of volunteers.

Cancer Care Nova Scotia, a program of the Department of Health and Wellness, was created in 1998 to facilitate quality cancer prevention and care for all Nova Scotians. It supports health professionals in providing patients with high-quality care.

Its work with other organizations and its screening programs raise awareness about the importance of healthy lifestyles to reduce cancer risk, and educate Nova Scotians about available testing such as pap tests for cervical cancer and home screening kits for colon cancer. The goal is to find cancer earlier and to treat it better.

The awards were introduced in 2009, to mark the organization's 10th anniversary.

More information is available at www.cancercare.ns.ca/awards or by calling 1-866-599-2267.

The deadline for nominations is September 21.