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APNA has received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health to deliver the Nursing in Primary Health Care (NiPHC) Program over a five-year period (2018–2023). To read about previous work undertaken by APNA, please refer to NiPHC (2015-2018) below.
Nurses play a central role in the delivery of team-based and multi-disciplinary care, particularly for patients with chronic and complex conditions. This Program supports strengthening the capacity, role and utilisation of the Australian primary health care nursing workforce, to address the health care needs of the community.
The NiPHC Program aims to build capacity amongst the primary health care nursing workforce by:
The Program continues to expand on previous projects delivered under the NiPHC (2015-2018) Program.
APNA recognises that innovative strategies are needed to address recruitment and retention issues in the primary health care nursing workforce.
The Transition to practice program provides an evidence-based framework of support over 12 months to nurses who are new to primary health care. Nurses may be recently graduated or experienced nurses moving from another healthcare setting.
The program will support a maximum of 190 nurses, in a series of four groups over a four year period (2018 – 2023).
Program start dates:
The Building Nurse Capacity (BNC) project builds on the previous work of the Enhanced Nurse Clinics project and aims to build the capacity of the primary health care team to improve patient outcomes by optimising the role of nurses in care delivery. The BNC project will focus on the development of nurse-led (team-based) models of care in a range of primary health care settings, to increase the capacity of the primary health care team. The sites will be in geographically diverse locations and based on local population health needs.
This project will support a maximum of 53 nurses and their primary healthcare organisation, in two 18 month tranches, to implement nurse-led (team-based) models of care. Grant funding will be available for successful applicants.
Program start dates:
Face to face education in the delivery of chronic disease management and healthy ageing for nurses working in primary health care. A total of 31 workshops will be delivered across Australia.
This work aims to:
The Nursing in Primary Health Care Program has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.
APNA has funding from the Australian Government Department of Health to deliver the Nursing in Primary Health Care (NiPHC) Program over a four year period (2015–2018).
This Program supports two health workforce policy goals:
The NiPHC Program aims to build capacity amongst the primary health care nursing workforce by:
The Program continues several projects delivered previously under the Nursing in General Practice (NiGP) Program, with a broadened view to include nurses working across all primary health care settings.
APNA recognises that innovative strategies are needed to address recruitment and retention issues in the primary health care nursing workforce.
The Transition to Practice Pilot Program (TPPP) aims to test and model an accessible, structured yet flexible program to increase the confidence, competencies, skills and knowledge of both newly graduated and existing nurses starting work in primary health care settings.
The project will support the transition to primary health care of nurses in two streams:
There will be two tranches in the three year period 2015 to 2018.
A 12 month transition to practice program for a total of 20-25 participants. Participants may be from either stream.
A 12 month transition to practice program for a total of 20-25 participants. Participants may be from either stream.
Read more about the Transition to Practice Pilot Program.
This project will develop a range of career pathways (including their educational underpinnings) relevant to primary health care nurses in Australia, utilising the initial framework and toolkits developed by APNA.
It is anticipated this element will result in a practical toolkit of resources for employers, managers and for nurses, to support recruitment, retention and professional development, including a focus on population health and the development of nurse leader workforce capability. This work aims to achieve:
Read more about the Education and Career Framework.
The Enhanced Nurse Clinics are a series of service delivery innovations led by primary health care nurses that have application to similar settings in Australia. The sites will be in geographically diverse locations and based on local population health needs. This work aims to achieve:
Read more about the Enhanced Nurse Clinics.
Face to face education in the delivery of chronic disease management and healthy ageing for nurses working in primary health care. The workshops will be delivered across Australia. Twelve of the 36 workshops will be delivered in rural settings and have a clear mandate and strategy to improve chronic disease management and healthy ageing.
This work aims to achieve:
Read more about the workshops.
The Nursing in Primary Health Care Program has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.