14 October APNA: 2019 Workforce Survey October 14, 2019 By Nursing 0 Each year thousands of primary health care nurses take the time to contribute to APNA’s Workforce Survey, and every nurse who takes part increases its impact. Each year thousands of primary health care nurses take the time to contribute to APNA’s Workforce Survey, and every nurse who takes part increases its impact. The APNA Workforce Survey now informs those with power and influence in the health system. APNA are making sure that nurses are at the table with government and that the voice of primary health care nurses is heard. Take part and your data will directly inform current and future policy. If you’re a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, nurse practitioner or midwife working in these settings, or any other healthcare service not provided by a hospital, you are invited to take part in this survey: General practice, Community health, Aged care, Correctional health, Schools, Maternal and child health, Occupational health, Rural and remote health, Sexual health, Mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, Refugee health, Research and academia, Specialist rooms, Outreach, Home care, Primary Health Networks, Policy and project work Start Survey Related Articles Workforce Incentives for Doctors and Practices More than 5,000 practices and 7,000 medical practitioners will be eligible for incentive payments under the new Workforce Incentive Program (WIP). Commonwealth Department of Health 'Impact of COVID-19 on Immunisation Services' survey Health Workforce Scholarship Applications Now Open (QLD) The Health Workforce Scholarship Program was established in 2017 to provide scholarships and bursaries to eligible remote and rural medical, nursing and allied health professionals, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, to improve their skills and expand their scope of practice. Department of Human Services: Medicare Communication Survey Medicare is working to enhance its website in 2020, making changes to better meet the needs of Practice Managers. First Online Survey – Painaustralia National Action Plan The Australian Government recently announced funding for Painaustralia to develop a National Action Plan on Chronic Pain Management. The National Action Plan is a critical and overdue step towards improving quality of life for the millions of Australians who live with chronic pain (daily pain that lasts three months or longer) and reducing the burden of pain which is increasingly impacting families, communities and the economy. The Plan will set out key priority areas and measures to improve access to, and knowledge of, best practice pain management in the next three to five years. RDN Virtual Health Workforce Register and Matching Service Comments are closed.