The health practice of WA Communications is delighted to have been recognised for its industry leading team after another outstanding year. This year’s win marks a significant milestone for the agency’s health team. Having won the Small Consultancy Award in 2022, it has now claimed the highly coveted title of Public Affairs and Policy Consultancy of the Year.

The prestigious Communiqué Awards was celebrating its 25th year of recognsing excellence and innovation in the healthcare communications industry.

Commenting on this achievement, Head of Health at WA Communications, Caroline Gordon, said:

“Winning the Public Affairs and Policy Consultancy of the Year is a testament to our team’s commitment to delivering exceptional service and strategic counsel to our clients. It underscores our industry-leading position and serves as a testament to the trust placed in us by our clients. We couldn’t be more delighted.”

WA Health Partner Dean Sowman said:

“We are really pleased that the judges recognised our strengths, highlighting our focus on impact and dedication to developing our team. It’s what we’re most proud of and what stands us out in such a strong market.”

2022 was another standout year for the agency. Highlights include expanding our roster of clients to include GambleAware, Janssen and AbbVie; growing the team to 17 healthcare communications specialists, and broadening our offer increasingly into communications and digital.

Following a brilliant 2021, we are thrilled to have been named Small Consultancy of the Year at the 2022 Communiqué Awards. 

The award comes as WA Health achieved 128% growth and expanded the team from nine to 16 last year. 

We were proud to accomplish this growth while maintaining a fantastic team spirit. Onboarding almost half a new team during a pandemic was challenging, but our deep shared commitment to creating a collaborative, supportive and fun working environment gave us real collective strength.  

The Communiqué Awards judges said: 

“WA clearly demonstrated the impact of their communication programmes, which combine research, strategy and creativity to tackle life-changing issues and deliver outstanding results for their clients.”   

We look forward to continuing to deliver thought-provoking, evidence-based work, providing robust challenge and getting to the heart of our clients’ most pressing needs.