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Submissions

Initiating and responding to nursing and health policy is part of the College's core business. A wide variety of public and private organisations regularly invite the College to provide input to draft policy. In order to provide the most comprehensive responses the College seeks input from members on relevant areas of expertise. Members are asked to contact the College to register their interest in participating in policy work.

Submissions

A selection of key and recent submissions made by RCNA are available below. Please note that some RCNA submissions are made available to the public on the websites of the organisations to which the College made the submission. Where possible, the link is made available below. In some cases, however, documentation may not be available to the public.

2008

• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council: Feedback on Project to Develop a National Framework for Continuing Competence draft
• National E-Health and Information Principal Committee: National E-Health Strategy Survey
• National Prescribing Service (NPS): Comment on NPS Priorities for 2009 - 2013
• National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission: Quality Care at the End of Life Collaborative Stakeholders Submission 
• National Stroke Foundation: Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management survey
• National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission: Submission to shape Australia's health system
  National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission: Submission summary
• Department of Health and Ageing, Primary Care Financing branch: Comment on the Better Access initiative post-implementation review
• Victorian Department of Human Services: Comment on discussion paper Sustaining Rural Emergency Services
• Queensland Nursing Council: Letter in support of Social Charter
• National Cancer Education Nursing Project: Reponse to Cancer Nursing Workforce framework
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Comment on draft National Patient Charter of Rights
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Comment on Patient Identification Program 
• Department of Health and Ageing: Paper on workforce priorities
• Therapeutic Goods Administration: Response to call for stakeholder consultation on Revised Requirements for Child Restraing packaging
• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council: Comment on development of Continuing Competence framework
• Department of Health and Ageing: Paper on the development of the Magnet Principles in Australia
• Department of Treasury: Pre-Budget Submission 2008 - 2009
• Queensland Health: Response to policy proposal Authorising nurse practitioners to issue workers' compensation medical certificates at initial attendances
• Global Health Workforce Alliance: International survey on retention incentives for health care professionals

2007

• South Australian Department of Health: Comment on the DRAFT SA Nursing and Midwifery Practice Bill 2007
• University of South Australia: Survey for development of South Australian State Government's Action Plan for the Prevention of Abuse of Older People (May 2007)
• National Stroke Foundation: Comment on the DRAFT Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management (May 2007)
• International Council of Nurses: Comment on Draft Nursing Continuum Framework and Competencies (April 2007)
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: Comment on draft Curriculum for Australian General Practice (April 2007)
• NSW Health: Comment on review of New South Wales Sexual Assault Forensic and Medical Services (April 2007)
• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Submission on the Discussion Paper - Review of National Safety and Quality Accreditation Standards (March 2007)
• Queensland Nursing Council: Comment on Consultation Paper - Introduction of continuing competence and recency of practice criteria for applications for renewal and restoration of endorsements (March 2007)
• Victorian Department of Human Services: Submission on the draft Rural emergency health services planning framework (February 2007)

2006

• Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing: MBS Practice Nurse and Aboriginal Health Worker Item (November 2006)
• Centre for Research into Sustainable Health Care: Response to research into 'Enhancing the management of people living with chronic conditions: Understanding the social space that is 'the consultation'' (November 2006)
• Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority: Response to consultation on Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Regulatory Scheme (Administration and Interpretation) Rule 2006 (August 2006)
• Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing: Submission on National Clinical Guidelines for Chemical Weapons and Toxic Industrial Chemicals of Concern (August 2006)
• National Asthma Council: Comment on Asthma Management Handbook 2006 Edition (July 2006)
• Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing: Preventive Health Checks - Draft Item Descriptor (June 2006)
• Nurses Board of South Australia: Review of the Enrolled Nurse Scope of Practice in South Australia (June 2006)
• Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council: Health Training Package Review: Draft 2 Qualifications Framework - Enrolled Nursing (June 2006)
• National Health and Medical Research Council: Ethical Guidelines for the Care of People in Post-Coma Unresponsiveness or a Minimally Response State (June 2006)
• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council: National Decision Making Framework for Scopes of Practice (June 2006)
• Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing: Comment on Draft Antenatal Medicare Item (May 2006)
• Therapeutic Goods Administration: Consultation on Child-Resistant Packaging Requirements for Therapeutic Products under the proposed Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority (May 2006
• Victorian Department of Human Services: - Comment on Regulatory Impact Statement and Proposed Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Regulations 2006 (March 2006)
• Victorian Department of Human Services: - Submission to the Regulatory Impact Statement - Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council: Submission to Review of Professional Codes for Nurses and Midwives in Australia (May 2006)
• Nurses Board of Victoria: Proposed Continuing Professional Development for Registered Nurses and Midwives in Victoria (May 2006)

2005

• Australian Government Productivity Commission - Position Paper: Australia's Health Workforce (November 2005)
• Australian Government Productivity Commission - Inquiry into Health Workforce (July 2005)
• Therapeutic Goods Administration: Consultation on Pharmacopoeial Standards for Medicines under the Proposed Australia-New Zealand Therapeutic Products Regulatory Agency (October 2005)
• Community Services and health Industry Skills Council: Enrolled Nurse Industry Stakeholders First Round Consultation (October 2005)
• Carers Australia Discussion Paper - The Ageing Population - Can we rely on informal, unpaid care to provide? (September 2005)
• National health and Medical Research Council - Draft Toolkit: Making Decisions about Tests and Treatments (August 2005)
• Department of Health and Ageing: Towards a National Eye Health Plan for Australia 2005 to 2010 (August 2005)
• Senate Select Committee on Mental Health (2005)
• Australian Cancer Network - Discussion paper: A core strategy for cancer care: Accreditation of cancer services (2005)

2004 and earlier

• Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care - Discussion paper: Safe Staffing
• Senate Inquiry into Aged (2004)
• Senate Inquiry into Nursing (2004) - Senate Committee final report The Patient Profession: Time for Action
• National Review of Nursing Education (2002) - Review Team Final Report