Anmc Launches New National Standards For Nursing And Midwifery Courses

ANMC supports safety and quality in nursing and midwifery care by launching new national standards for nursing and midwifery courses

National Press Club, Barton, Canberra
17 November 2009, 4pm-5pm.

17 November is the launch date for the ANMC Standards and Criteria for the Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses Leading to Registration, Enrolment, Endorsement and Authorisation in Australia.

Professional course accreditation is essential to ensure the quality of the professions and their work in the interests of public safety. Consistency of standards is paramount in ensuring that the high standards of nursing and midwifery in Australia are maintained. These new standards provide a national approach to the accreditation requirements for the education of nurses and midwives in Australia. The standards are the result of two years research and extensive consultation with the nursing and midwifery professions, consumers and other stakeholders.

The launch of the national accreditation standards also coincides with the appointment of the first national Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia and the implementation of a national scheme for the regulation of health professionals.

The ANMC is very pleased to welcome Mr Russell McGowan, Consumer Commissioner, Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care, who will attend and launch the Accreditation Standards. Mr McGowan has a long and distinguished record of support for Safety and Quality of health care for consumers.

Adjunct Professor Moira Laverty, Chair of the ANMC will also speak at the launch on behalf of the ANMC. Professor Laverty has extensive experience in the regulation of the nursing and midwifery professions.

Media contacts
Adjunct Associate Professor
Moira Laverty, Chairperson, ANMC
0417 377 224

Ms Karen Cook, Chief Executive Officer, ANMC
0410 663 895

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) is the peak organisation comprising membership of all state and territory Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory Authorities (NMRAs). The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council is a peak national nursing and midwifery body established in 1992 to lead a national approach, with the state and territory nursing and midwifery regulatory authorities in evolving national standards for statutory nursing and midwifery regulation which are flexible, effective and responsive to the health care needs of the Australian population.

It is also the national body that assesses the qualifications of overseas nurses and midwives for migration purposes

SOURCE: Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council