HEALTH — CHIEF
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY OFFICE
315. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the Department of Health's
chief nursing and midwifery office, the CNMO.
(1) Is the department considering
any proposal to restructure the CNMO?
(2) If yes to
(1), what are the changes being considered, and are any cuts to the CNMO's
budget or staffing being considered?
(3) Was a proposed
plan for a restructure released to midwives or other staff for consultation or
feedback?
(4) If yes to (3), will the
minister table a copy of the proposal; and, if not, why not?
(5) Has the feedback received to
the proposed changes been overwhelmingly positive or negative?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) There are no
cuts to the CNMO's budget and the new structure increases FTE across
the directorate, including an increased 0.2 FTE of senior midwifery expertise.
(3)–(5) Consultation
with affected staff is required pursuant to the provisions of the Public Sector
CSA Industrial Agreement 2019.