Australian College of Nursing
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) welcomed the news that student nurses and other health care professionals would be used in New South Wales to help boost the vaccine delivery workforce.
However, ACN expressed concern that this workforce was not fully using the skills of registered nurses, particularly those who have undertaken specific training to deliver vaccines.
Australian College of Nursing Chief Executive Officer, Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN, said that the integrity of the mass vaccination program must be preserved by placing fully qualified nurses at the centre of the rollout.
“We know thousands of nurses already have the qualifications to roll out the immunisation program immediately,” Adjunct Professor Ward said.