The federal Department of Health and Aged Care along with the Victorian Department of Health and Safer Care Victoria are developing Australia’s first National Nursing Workforce Strategy.
The strategy will establish priorities for enhancing the nursing workforce, aiming to bolster the delivery of health and aged care to all Australian communities. It offers a comprehensive framework to foster collaboration and drive action among stakeholders in shaping the future of workforce planning, investment and reform.
A draft of the strategy has been released for the purpose of seeking feedback from people and organisations with an interest in the nursing workforce.
The prospective priorities and actions presented reflect issues, ideas and feedback raised during the initial consultation process. The evidence base found in this process was analysed and summarised into a collection of reports.
Why your views matter
The strategy is written for the whole nursing profession, to apply to all specialties and practice settings. Nurses working in specialty areas are encouraged to read the strategy through this lens to understand and apply it to their context.
Provide your feedback
ANMF (Vic Branch) will make a submission on behalf of Victoria’s nurses but members may provide their own feedback on the strategy by responding to specific survey questions or by uploading a written response.
The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. You will have the opportunity to go back and review your responses at the end of the survey before submitting.
The consultations close at 11.59pm AEDT on 20 October 2024.
