Role
The Nurse Practitioner Steering Committee (NPSC) provided advice and expertise on the development of the Nurse Practitioner Workforce Plan.
The NPSC:
- provided evidence-based advice on key policy issues related to development of the plan
- identified priority issues facing nurse practitioners
- identified relevant projects within their own organisation or jurisdiction
- identified and communicated with relevant stakeholders that were not represented on the committee
- liaised with the Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Reference Group (NMSRG) to:
- provide updates on plan development
- support links with the development of the National Nursing Workforce Strategy
- reviewed plan drafts and provided timely feedback to the department.
Members
| Member | Background and experience |
|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Williams (co-chair) | First Assistant Secretary, Health Workforce Division, Australian Government Department of Health |
| Adjunct Professor (Practice) Alison McMillan PSM (co-chair) | Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Australian Government Department of Health |
| Dr Robina Redknap | Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers |
| Dr Chris Helms | Australian College of Nurse Practitioners |
| Ms Leanne Boase | Australian College of Nurse Practitioners |
| Mr Chris O’Donnell | Australian College of Nursing |
| Dr Dan Halliday | Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine |
| Dr Simon Tolvarsden | Australian Medical Association |
| Ms Annie Butler | Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation |
| Ms Karen Booth | Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association |
| Dr Ali Drummond (01/23 – 04/23) | Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives |
| Professor Roianne West (07-21 – 01/23) | Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives |
| Ms Roslyn Chataway | Consumers Health Forum |
| Ms Katherine Isbister | CRANAPlus |
| Ms Tanya Vogt | Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia |
| Dr Rashmi Sharma | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| Dr Sarah Hayton | The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
The co-chairs can co-opt members as required.
Meetings
The NPSC will hold a minimum of 4 meetings per year. Meetings can be face-to-face or via videoconference.
Consultations
To develop the plan, we considered stakeholder input from two rounds of public consultation.
For more information, visit the Consultation Hub.
Communiques
Steering Committee on the Plan – Communiques
This collection is a list of meeting communiques for the Nurse Practitioner Steering Committee (NPSC) that facilitates collaboration between government and non-government stakeholders on development of the Plan.
Contact
Nursing Taskforce secretariat
Contact the secretariat for information about the National Nursing Workforce Strategy.
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