How does a nurse navigate senior management to affect change within their organisation? It’s a gap that Australian College of Nursing is helping to fill with it’s Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program that gives established nursing professional access to prominent leaders in nursing.
Launched in June 2019 and devised by Tania Dufty, Director of Strategy, the group of 22 nurses from acute, aged and primary health care have also been able to receive one-on-one coaching to help them complete a project for their workplace. Also within the cohort, the opportunity to network with peers has them given much broader insights into other areas outside of their own work.
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Nurse recognised for reducing hospital waste
A nurse who started a charity from a granny flat in her parent’s backyard to reduce hospital waste has taken out one of the Australian nursing profession’s most prestigious honours.
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ACN National Nursing Forum 2019
The Australian College of Nursing National Nursing Forum was held in Hobart Tasmania in August 2019.
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Role of the Chief Nursing Officer
Professor Alison McMillan PSM spoke with Australian Health Journal about the role of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
Alison was appointed as our Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer in November 2019.
In June 2021 Alison was awarded a Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to driving the Government’s national health response priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly to infection prevention measures.
