Role
Formed as a committee in 2015, the National Nursing and Midwifery Education Advisory Network’s (NNMEAN) role is to give high-level strategic advice to health ministers.
It uses an evidence-based approach to plan and manage education, employment and immigration for nurses and midwives in Australia. This includes:
- nurse practitioners (NPs)
- registered nurses (RNs)
- enrolled nurses (ENs)
- midwives.
The NNMEAN works with us and with the Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Reference Group (NMSRG) to give advice on:
- education of nurses and midwives to meet the health needs of the Australian community
- factors effecting nurses and midwives entering the workforce
- how entry and development pathways can shape future careers
- national supply and demand workforce reports
- health workforce reports to inform policy advice and strategy
- specific requests by health ministers.
Members
Membership includes professionals with knowledge, experience and influence in the areas of workforce, education, policy and employment.
NNMEAN members consist of:
- Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Australian Government Department of Health (Chair)
- two jurisdictional Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers
- two university sector representatives
- one vocational education and training sector representative
- one private hospital employer group representative
- one Australian Government education policy representative
- one Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives representative
- one Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia representative
- one Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council representative.
The NNMEAN can co-opt members if needed to give expert advice. This includes forming time-based working groups chaired by a member.
The following organisations nominate members to act in the NNMEAN:
- Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Australian Government Department of Health – Chair
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
- Australia and New Zealand Council of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers (ANZCCNMO)
- Australian Private Hospital Association (APHA)
- TAFE Directors Australia
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
- Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM)
- Australia and New Zealand Council of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers (ANZCCNMO)
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
- Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (CDNM)
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM).
Meetings
The NNMEAN normally meets 3 times a year but may hold more meetings as required. It will post any public communiques here.
Contact
The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Division provides the secretariat for the NNMEAN.
