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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 315 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2021 by Hon James Hayward

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

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.