Nursing
There are a range of Nursing Initiatives underway in Victoria.For more information please refer to Nursing in Victoria.
Workforce Studies
Nurses in Victoria - A supply and demand analysis 2003-04 to 2011-12 (November 2004) (PDF File - 816.5 kb)Summary
This study aims to provide a detailed analysis of the nursing workforce in Victoria and a platform for the ongoing monitoring of nurse workforce supply and demand. The primary objectives of the study are to identify the:
This study aims to provide a detailed analysis of the nursing workforce in Victoria and a platform for the ongoing monitoring of nurse workforce supply and demand. The primary objectives of the study are to identify the:
- Size and key characteristics of the existing registered nurse workforce.
- Size of the future workforce (supply).
- Service needs for the future workforce (demand).
- Gaps between the projected supply and demand.
In addition to a statewide assessment of the nursing workforce, detailed analysis has been undertaken across four major settings:
- Public and private acute and sub-acute hospitals.
- Residential aged care facilities.
- Community and domiciliary nursing (including Home and Community Care, the Community Health and School Nursing programs, and nurses in private practice and working in doctors’ rooms).
- Mental health.
Maternal and child health service nursing workforce assessment - Project Report - January 2004 (PDF File - 231.3 kb)Summary
This report, prepared for the Community Care Division, Department of Human Services (the department), provides an assessment of the current and future requirements for the Victorian Local Government (local government) Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nursing workforce. The study includes a quantitative analysis of workforce supply and demand both for the current year as well as projections out to 2012–13. The study also provides qualitative information derived from MCH nurse focus groups in relation to factors affecting recruitment to and retention of staff to the MCH nursing workforce. The study was conducted under the aegis of an advisory group comprising representatives from the education sector, the Nurses Board of Victoria, MCH coordinators, the department, local government and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV).
This report, prepared for the Community Care Division, Department of Human Services (the department), provides an assessment of the current and future requirements for the Victorian Local Government (local government) Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nursing workforce. The study includes a quantitative analysis of workforce supply and demand both for the current year as well as projections out to 2012–13. The study also provides qualitative information derived from MCH nurse focus groups in relation to factors affecting recruitment to and retention of staff to the MCH nursing workforce. The study was conducted under the aegis of an advisory group comprising representatives from the education sector, the Nurses Board of Victoria, MCH coordinators, the department, local government and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV).