Seeking your input: Supervision models for privately practising midwives

News

15 May 2014

National Board invites participants to focus groups to explore potential models of supervision for privately practising midwives.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (National Board) has engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to manage a project on potential models of supervision for privately practising midwives (PPMs).

It is important that the perspectives and insights of PPMs are included in the project. We invite all interested parties to attend focus groups running in June and July 2014.

We will hold discussion sessions in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Participants from the ACT and Tasmania can choose to attend sessions in Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide.

For those who are unable to attend a focus group, an online survey will be available in June and July 2014 and we will publish the link on the National Board website. Material in the survey questions will also be covered in the focus groups.

Attending a focus group or completing the survey will give you a great opportunity to share with us your feedback and insight into the components which should be incorporated into the potential model(s) of supervision for privately practising midwives.

Dates and locations

The focus groups will be held at the PwC offices in two rounds. Each session will run from 10am to 11:30am (except Adelaide which will be 2pm – 3.30pm) local time and we will provide morning/afternoon tea.

Dates and locations are as follows:

Round 1 – June

State	Date	Venue
Brisbane	Thursday 19 June 2014 10am – 11:30am	PwC Brisbane Office, Riverside Centre, Level 15, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Sydney	Friday 20 June 2014 10am – 11:30am	PwC Sydney Office, Darling Park Tower 2, Level 10, 202 Sussex Street, Sydney
Perth	Monday 23 June 2014 10am – 11:30am	PwC Perth Office, Brookfield Place, Level 15, 125 St Georges Terrace, Perth
Adelaide	Tuesday 24 June 2014 2pm – 3:30pm	PwC Adelaide Office, Level 14, 91 King William Street, Adelaide
Melbourne	Wednesday 25 June 2014 10am – 11:30am	PwC Melbourne Office, Level 19, 2 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank

Round 2 – July

State	Date	Venue
Brisbane	Monday 7 July 2014 10am – 11:30am	PwC Brisbane Office, Riverside Centre, Level 15, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Sydney	Tuesday 8 July 2014 10am – 11:30am	PwC Sydney Office, Darling Park Tower 2, Level 10, 202 Sussex Street, Sydney
Perth	Wednesday 9 July 2014 10am – 11:30am	PwC Perth Office, Brookfield Place, Level 15, 125 St Georges Terrace, Perth

RSVP

Please RSVP for the focus groups by 13 June 2014 to Daniel Gilbertson:

Email: daniel.gilbertson@au.pwc.com

Telephone: (03) 8603 0323

Include your name, contact email and any dietary requirements in the RSVP.

Note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.