Nurse bringing diabetes care to remote communities named NT Australian of the Year
Helen Lamech has helped more than 2000 patients and trained hundreds of health professionals in diabetes care.
A primary healthcare nurse who set up her region’s first nurse-led diabetes clinic to deliver care to Indigenous communities has been recognised for her work in “transforming diabetes care” in Central Australia.
Alice Springs-based RN and diabetes educator Helen Lamech, who has worked as a nurse in the territory for 30 years, has been named the NT’s 2027 Australian of the Year.
Her clinic and programs have been credited with reducing hospital admissions and improving outcomes for more than 2000 patients, according to the National Australia Day Council.
Ms Lamech said she hoped to use the award to take her advocacy for diabetes patients to the national stage.
