CEIH recognised for supporting Defence Force reservists

The Com­mis­sion on Excel­lence and Inno­va­tion in Health (CEIH) is proud to have received an Hon­ourable Men­tion in the Pub­lic Sec­tor cat­e­go­ry at the 2025 South Aus­tralia Employ­er Sup­port Awards. This recog­ni­tion high­lights the CEIH’s ongo­ing com­mit­ment to sup­port­ing employ­ees who serve as Defence Force reservists.

As a sil­ver mem­ber of the Sup­port­ive Employ­er Pro­gram, the CEIH has demon­strat­ed flex­i­bil­i­ty and respect for staff bal­anc­ing dual com­mit­ments. Over the past two years, the organ­i­sa­tion has accom­mo­dat­ed deploy­ments, train­ing cours­es, and sec­ond­ments by adjust­ing project time­lines, redis­trib­ut­ing work­loads and main­tain­ing clear com­mu­ni­ca­tion to sup­port team well­be­ing. This approach goes beyond com­pli­ance, reflect­ing CEIH’s val­ues of col­lab­o­ra­tion and excellence.

By enabling staff to ful­fil Reserve duties while con­tin­u­ing to lead crit­i­cal health ini­tia­tives, the CEIH strength­ens both nation­al defence and health­care inno­va­tion. Reservists bring valu­able lead­er­ship, resilience, and prob­lem-solv­ing skills back to their civil­ian roles — skills that direct­ly ben­e­fit the CEIH’s mis­sion to improve patient out­comes and dri­ve dig­i­tal trans­for­ma­tion across South Australia.

Learn more about ADF reserves and employ­er sup­port on the ADF web­site.

Learn more about the Sup­port­ive Employ­er Program.