Midwifery In The Workplace

From 1 July 2010, nurses and midwives across Australia will have to meet the same registration requirements and their registration will be recognised in all states and territories. Further information can be found on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website.

 

In 2011 NSW Health and the NSWNA committed to the adoption of Birthrate Plus®as the tool for calculating the required midwifery workforce in NSW maternity services.

Birthrate Plus® is a midwifery workforce planning methodology from the United Kingdom that provides a framework to assess the midwifery hours of care required at a service based on a minimum standard of one-to-one midwifery care throughout labour and birth. NSW Health has engaged with the Directors and authors of Birthrate Plus® Consultancy Limited, Mrs Marie Washbrook and Mrs Jean A Ball, to formalise the contractual and licensing agreement necessary for the implementation of the tool.

 

Julie Simpson
Email: julie.simpson@health.nsw.gov.au

Midwifery Manager of Industrial Relations and Workforce
Workplace Relations, NSW Ministry of Health

 

On 20 August 2014 the NSW Nurses' Association and the NSW Ministry of Health reached agreement on a Pilot Model Annualised Salary Agreement for Midwifery Group Practices.

 

​If you have further questions please contact Kelley Lennon via email at Kelley.Lennon@health.nsw.gov.au or phone the Nursing and Midwifery Office on (02) 9391 9528