National Registration and Accreditation Scheme
The introduction of a single national registration and accreditation system for health professions will became a reality on 1 July 2010.
The scheme initially covers ten health professional groups including nursing and midwifery.
The scheme consists of a Ministerial Council (of federal, state and territory health ministers); an independent Australian Health Workforce Advisory Council; a national agency with an agency management committee and national profession-specific boards.
The scheme means significant changes to the way nurses and midwives are registered and accredited.
QNU members are encouraged to read the information below that has been published to date by our Union.
Record of Continuing Professional Development
Under the new National Registration and Accreditation Scheme you must meet specific continuing professional development (CPD) requirements in order to maintain your registration. As part of this new requirement you must keep your own record of your CPD as evidence for auditing purposes.
Graduate nurse registration and employment issues
Many student members and recent graduates have contacted the QNU for advice and assistance about registration and employment issues.
Federal Health Minister Determinations for eligible midwives and nurses practitioners
The federal minister handed down the attached Determinations on the 14th July this year, regarding the types/kinds of collaborative arrangements, required for eligible midwives and nurses practitioners to enable access the MBS and PBS.
New registration standards for eligible midwives
The Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council has approved two new standards for the practice of eligible midwives:
ANMC appointed as independent accrediting body
Lee Thomas, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation, has been appointed as deputy chair of the newly formed board of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC).
NMBA to review Professional Indemnity Insurance Registration Standard
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has committed to reviewing their Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) Registration Standard.
AHPRA notification? Contact the QNU urgently
QNU members who may be subject to a notification to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) are encouraged to immediately contact the Union for representation as soon as correspondence is received from the body.
Reminder regarding PII arrangements
This Communiqué regarding PII arrangements is to remind registered health practitioners of the requirement to maintain appropriate professional indemnity insurance cover consistent with the National Board's approved registration standard.
AHPRA letter to the QNU
On the 25 June 2010 APHRA Queensland State Manager, Jim O'Demsey, sent this letter to the QNU regarding the transition of Queensland registrants to the national registration and accreditation scheme.
Are you covered? Professional indemnity insurance and the national law
Under the new national registration scheme to be introduced on 1 July this year, nurses and midwives will be required to hold “appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements” as a condition of practice. In this article, QNU Senior Legal Officer, Luke Forsyth, examines why all nurses and midwives are potentially at risk of failing to comply with the new requirement.
Immunisation program and Sexual Health authorisations
Queensland Health is currently finalising amendments to the Health (Drugs and Poisons) Regulation 1996 (Regulation) so that the Immunisation program and Sexual Health authorisations to supply medications under an approved drug therapy protocol (DTP) continue after 30 June 2010.
Explanatory notes for Part 2 of the registration form
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has published notes to help nurses and midwives complete the "Part 2" form in the recent mail out.
Continuing professional development under national registration
All licensed and nurses and midwives engaged in practice will be required to demonstrate a minimum of 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) if audited according to the registration standard for National Registration.
NMBA letters to registrants
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has sent letters to all nurses and midwives on state registers.
National registration FAQs
Answers to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) to the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency.
Consultation on Codes and Guidelines
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has released a consultation paper on Codes and Guidelines.
Consultation on Registration Standard for Endorsement of Midwives
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has released a draft proposal on the registration standard for endorsement of eligible midwives.
Registration standards
These standards were approved by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council on 1 April 2010 and will commence operation as of 1 July 2010.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: National Registration and Accreditation Scheme
The ANF has received important information for our members in the lead up to the commencement of the new National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, scheduled for 1 July 2010.
Don't forget to renew your registration with the QNC!
This year it is even more important that you renew your registration with the Queensland Nursing Council (QNC) on time.
National registration and accreditation scheme: recent appointments
Appointments have now been made to the eight state and territory manager positions within the newly established Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, while an Executive officer has also been employed to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Want to keep nursing beyond 30 June 2010?
With national registration due to commence on 1 July this year, nurses and midwives will need to register with the Queensland Nursing Council before that date to be automatically registered in the new system.
National registration about to become a reality
With the introduction of a single national registration and accreditation system for health professions about to become a reality, here are some things you should know about the scheme
National registration and accreditation scheme update
Work continues on the move toward a single national registration and accreditation scheme for health professions.
National registration and accreditation scheme for health professions
In March 2008 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to establish a single national registration and accreditation scheme for health professions from 1 July 2010. Following its March 2008 meeting, COAG published the Intergovernmental Agreement for a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions, which set out the agreed framework for the new scheme.
