National Nursing Workforce Strategy consultations

Survey, videos and written submissions

The consultation survey, video and written submissions are now open for the National Nursing Workforce Strategy until 20 December 2023. Please visit the Department’s consultation hub to complete the survey, upload a written submission or send in a short video with your feedback.

Book your consultation

The purpose of these consultations is to capture views on nursing workforce issues and identify opportunities for improvement, so we can consider these when developing the strategy.

During these sessions, we hope to better understand the enablers and barriers which may have an impact on improvements and innovations that enhance the delivery of care. From this process, we can establish a clear objective for the strategic growth and development of the nursing workforce.

Face-to-face sessions

Use the booking links in the table to register your attendance at a face-to-face session.


Date	Time	Location	Booking link
Wed 13 Sept 2023	1:30 pm to 3:30 pm	Darwin, NT	Complete
Tues 10 Oct 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Cairns, QLD	Complete
Wed 18 Oct 2023	1:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Tanunda, SA	Complete
Thurs 19 Oct 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Adelaide, SA	Complete
Mon 23 Oct 2023	3:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Canberra, ACT	Complete
Thurs 26 Oct 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Alice Springs, NT	Complete
Tues 31 Oct 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Brisbane, QLD	Complete
Wed 8 Nov 2023	2:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Devonport, TAS	Complete
Thurs 9 Nov 2023	1:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Hobart, TAS	Complete
Tues 14 Nov 2023	1:00 pm to 4:00 pm	Perth, WA	Complete
Wed 15 Nov 2023	2:00 pm to 3:30 pm	Regional WA Webinar	Complete
Wed 22 Nov 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Bendigo, VIC	Complete
Fri 24 Nov 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Melbourne, VIC	Complete
Fri 24 Nov 2023	2:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Melbourne, VIC	Complete
Mon 27 Nov 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Sydney, NSW	Complete
Tues 28 Nov 2023	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	Dubbo, NSW	Complete

Webinars

We have scheduled webinars for different groups of nurses and providers to explore issues relevant to those groups.

Nurses, please sign up to the specific nursing group that best fits your current experience, role or area of interest. Nurses includes registered nurses, enrolled nurses, nurse practitioners and assistants in nursing.

Groups labelled 'providers' are for people in the relevant industries, not for nurses.

Webinar number	Group	Date	Time (AEDT)	Eventbrite Link
1	Early career nurses Sign up to this group if you've been working in nursing for less than 5 years.	Mon 23 Oct 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
2	Nurses with 5+ years’ experience Sign up to this group if you've been working in nursing for more than 5 years.	Mon 23 Oct 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
3	Nurse leadership Sign up to this group if you: work in nursing administration, are a NUM/MUM, DON, primary care manager or are any other type of administration lead.	Tues 24 Oct 2023	3.30 pm	Complete
4	Primary care providers Sign up to this group if you are a primary care provider, anywhere across Australia, including mental health, disability care, and private providers.	Tues 24 Oct 2023	3.30 pm	Complete
5	Education institutions Sign up to this group if you work in nursing training or education, including universities and TAFE, and nurse educators.	Thurs 26 Oct 2023	3.30 pm	Complete
6	Casual/agency nurses Sign up to this group if you are employed as a nurse on a casual basis, including agency nurses, bank nurses, and any casual nursing employment.	Thurs 26 Oct 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
7	Future nurses and family Sign up to this group if you are considering studying nursing in the future (school leaver, or mature aged study); the parent of a child considering studying nursing; or a school careers counsellor or similar.	Mon 30 Oct 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
8	Mental health nurses Sign up to this group if you are a mental health nurse of any kind, including acute and community.	Mon 30 Oct 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
9	Former nurses Sign up to this group if you have left nursing within the past 5 years.	Tues 31 Oct 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
10	Rehab/community nurses Sign up to this group if you work as a nurse in a rehabilitation facility, take care of people with disabilities, or work in community care.	Tues 31 Oct 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
11	Acute healthcare providers Sign up to this group if you work in an acute healthcare provider, including private providers.	Wed 1 Nov 2023	3.30 pm	Complete
12	Aged care nurses Sign up to this group if you work as a nurse in aged care, including as an RN, NP, EN, or AIN.	Wed 1 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
13	Midwives Sign up to this group if you work as a registered midwife of any kind - including private midwives, dual qualified RN/RMs, and maternal and child health nurses with a midwifery qualification.	Thurs 2 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
14	Internationally qualified nurses Sign up to this group if you work as a nurse and received your first nursing qualification outside of Australia. For example, you studied to be a RN in your home country, then migrated to Australia and now work as RN in Australia, with or without further study.	Thurs 2 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
15	Rural and remote Sign up to this group if you work in a role that supports nurses, or you work in nursing, in a rural or remote area.	Thurs 16 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
16	Aged care providers Sign up to this group if you are an aged care provider, including private providers.	Wed 8 Nov 2023	3.30 pm	Complete
17	Primary healthcare nurses Sign up to this group if you work as a nurse in primary healthcare, including private providers, in preventative health. For example, you may work in a GP clinic; correctional health; community health; chronic disease community health, and so on. Note: If another group is more relevant for your practice area, (for example, aged care, mental health and so on) please sign up for that group.	Wed 8 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
18	Student nurses/student midwives Sign up to this group if you are a current student, studying nursing and/or midwifery, at any kind of tertiary institution, including university and TAFE.	Thurs 9 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
19	LGBTQIA+ community group Sign up to this group if you work in nursing or the healthcare industry, self-identify as LGBTQIA+, and wish to attend this dedicated session for the community.	Thurs 9 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
20	Digital health Sign up to this group if you work in the digital healthcare space, including Chief Information Officers.	Thurs 9 Nov 2023	3.30 pm	Complete
21	Nurse practitioners Sign up to this group if you are a nurse practitioner.	Mon 13 Nov 2023	7.30 pm	Complete
22	Private Sector Sign up to this group if you work in the private sector, including nurses, providers, or any role in private healthcare.	Mon 13 Nov 2023 3:30pm		Complete
23	Advance Practice Nurses Sign up to this group if you are an Advanced Practice Nurse.	Mon 13 Nov 2023 7:30pm		Complete
AEDT, Australian Eastern Daylight Time; AIN, assistant in nursing; DON, director of nursing; EN, enrolled nurse; GP, general practitioner; LGBTQIA+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual and other sexually or gender diverse people; MUM, midwifery unit manager; NP, nurse practitioner; NUM, nursing unit manager; RM, registered midwife; RN, registered nurse; TAFE, technical and further education.

Keep in touch

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For other questions, contact us via email.

Nursing Taskforce contact

nursepolicy@health.gov.au

Date last updated:

28 November 2023

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