The Office is responsible for the strategic leadership, planning and policy framework for the nursing and midwifery profession that is congruent with SA Health directions and objectives.

Responsibilities

The Nursing and Midwifery Office is staffed by the Chief Nurse, Principal Nursing and Midwifery Advisor, Principal Project Nurses/Midwives, Project Nurses and administrative support.

The Nursing and Midwifery Office team has a strategic focus on the following areas:

• professional partnerships
• workforce attraction, recruitment and retention
• education, training and capability development for nurses and midwives
• professional development
• nursing/midwifery clinical information systems
• legislation and regulations
• quality and safety standards including clinical practice standards
• nursing/midwifery metrics
• practice development
• nursing/midwifery research development
• best practice environment for nurses and midwives
• marketing.

Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nurses (ANZCCN)

The Australian and New Zealand Council of Chief Nurses (ANZCCN) is a network of all Chief Nursing Officers (CNO) in Australia and New Zealand working in Government. The Council provides high level leadership and strategic policy advice through communication and collaboration with nursing and midwifery, other health professions and key stakeholders, thereby enhancing a consistent response to nursing and midwifery and health related issues.

The ANZCCN (hereafter the Council) discussed a wide range of issues in the interests of promoting national consistency for nursing and midwifery and exchanges information in order to facilitate a robust and coordinated approach to nursing and midwifery policy and practice.

The ANZCCN Members are: