Media Release: 31 August 2009

ANF welcomes inaugural Nursing and Midwifery Board

The ANF today welcomed the appointment of the inaugural Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia in the lead up to national registration and accreditation in 2010.

ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said the appointment of 10 health professional boards is an important development in the move towards a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for Health Professionals.

“The ANF is pleased with the strong nursing leadership represented on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia,” Ms Kearney said. “I congratulate all of the nurses and midwives appointed to oversee the introduction of national registration and accreditation next year.”

Ms Kearney said the ANF was pleased to see an enrolled nurse represented on the Board. “I would particularly like to congratulate Lynne Geri who is president of the National Enrolled Nurses Association (NENA). Enrolled nurses play a vital role in the Australian health care system and deserve recognition on our national bodies.”

NENA is an ANF special interest group.

 

Media Contacts
Ged Kearney, ANF Federal Secretary, 0417 053 322
Lee Thomas, Assistant Federal Secretary, 0419 576 590

 

The ANF, with 170,000 members, is the professional and industrial voice for nurses and midwives in Australia.