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.