Investor Presentaiton

In March 2023, the WA Nurse Practitioners Workforce Innovation Strategy 2023- 2028 was launched. The strategy outlines a methodical pathway to enable nurse practitioners to achieve optimum scope of practice and to adapt and respond to the evolving healthcare environment. The department has also progressed work to contemporise standards of practice for Advanced Skill Enrolled Nurses. To attract and retain nurses and midwives in regional WA, the department offered temporary monetary incentives in 2022-23. The Critical Response Payment scheme for deployed nurses and midwives was approved in July 2022 to address critical workforce shortages at regional and remote health service sites. The Temporary Regional Incentive was also approved for permanent nurses and midwives across 75 rural sites. In addition, the department partnered with health service providers that deliver maternity services to establish a paid midwifery student model for registered nurses. This will result in 60 students undertaking the Diploma of Midwifery while employed within Western Australian public hospitals. These students will graduate within 18 months to strengthen and build the midwifery workforce. The profession of Aboriginal Health Practitioner was negotiated into the WA Health System - United Workers Union (WA) - Enrolled Nurses, Assistants in Nursing, Aboriginal Health Workers, Ethnic Health Workers and Aboriginal Health Practitioners Industrial Agreement 2022. As a result, Aboriginal Health Practitioners may be employed in emergency departments, maternal and child health services, and in the areas of chronic disease management and mental health care. It is a key step forward to support Aboriginal Western Australians' engagement in their own health care and the health of their families and communities. Aboriginal Health Practitioners have the potential to positively impact the Aboriginal patient journey and Aboriginal workforce participation within the WA health system. < 31 > Contents About us Significant issues Report on operations Agency performance Operational disclosures Key performance indicators • Financial disclosures and compliance • Appendix

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