The national Early Career Nurse and Midwife working group have been working together for many years now with the common goal of supporting early career nurses and midwives to find meaningful employment and transition support. The group has recently achieved a number of important outcomes.

As the Chair, I feel honoured to support this dedicated group of more than 20 nurses and midwives who work in various settings, including health policy, academia, regulation, professional organisations and the union, to progress our common objectives.

The group has a number of key objectives, which include: monitoring and recommending changes to the collection of workforce data relating to employment; monitoring and addressing current issues that arise for early career nurses and midwives; and communicating and collaborating with governments and other key stakeholders regarding employment and transition requirements.

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