The National Nursing Workforce Strategy is being developed to address workforce challenges and support the nursing profession to deliver person-centred, evidence-based and compassionate care to Australian communities across all sectors now and into the future.
Nurses are the largest health profession in Australia, comprising over 40% of the health workforce. They provide high-quality care and perform key functions across all health and aged care service settings in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas.
All jurisdictions invest substantially in nursing. Despite this, there has never been a national strategic approach to nursing policy.
The strategy will provide for nurses to work to their full scope of practice to address Australia’s health and aged care needs into the future. The strategy will look at:
- workforce sustainability
- diversity of the profession
- workforce planning
- data sharing
- the challenges of regional, rural and remote nursing
- the pathway from novice to expert.
Consultation is open until 30 November 2023, and they would like to hear from anyone who is a nurse, wants to be a nurse or has an interest in the future of the nursing workforce.
A range of ways to participate are available, choose the one that best suits you:
- Online survey
- Written submission
- Video submission
- Webinars
- Face-to-face workshops
To participate in consultation, visit www.health.gov.au/topics/nurses-and-midwives/consultations
For more information on the National Nursing Workforce Strategy visit www.health.gov.au/NNWS