Nurses and nursing students are amongst those being encouraged to provide feedback on the national nursing workforce strategy now open for public consultation.
You can complete a survey or provide a written submission.
The strategy will provide a national approach to shape the future of nurse workforce planning, investment and reform in Australia.
“The National Nursing Workforce Strategy is a comprehensive framework to support the nursing workforce so all Australians can continue to benefit from their quality care,” said Federal Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney.
“I urge everyone who participated in the first round of consultation and helped develop this draft, and others, to join in the second round of consultation and strengthen the nursing workforce we all rely on.”
The government is encouraging feedback on the draft, including from nurses, nursing students, educators, administrators, consumers and policymakers. Targeted consultation will be held with consumers, First Nations stakeholders and peak bodies.
To participate in the consultation over the next five weeks, visit the National Nursing Workforce Strategy website.
Before providing feedback, participants are encouraged to read the Draft National Nursing Workforce Strategy document.
The consultations close at 11.59pm AEDT on 20 October 2024.
Email any questions on the strategy to: nnws@health.gov.au
The strategy complements other government nursing reforms including the Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan, Independent Review of Overseas Health Practitioner Regulatory Settings, and Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce (Scope of Practice) Review.
3 Responses
All continuing education allowance is rewarded by employer, reflected in pay, and not an optional extra to be decided by manager. Higher training equals higher grade/ pay. Too many departments and managers deny nurses this allowance which undercuts the nurses value and efforts to elevate the profession.
The amount of sick leave for nurses is inadequate. Perhaps ok if we work only in an office. Once you’ve run out of sick leave, you either use annual leave or are not paid. No PPE is 💯 due to human error and we work with infectious diseases
The decision to remove Psychiatric Nurse from the register was a mistake. The decision has had far reaching consequences on the mental health workforce, the standards of care have suffered and recruitment to positions is damaged beyond repair! We have a huge shortage of qualified mental health nurses and overseas recruitment has not stopped the depletion of our workforce. The registration process needs to either return registration or reconsider recognition of specialist mental health nurses.