Action description:
The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) is funded to provide the Leaders in Indigenous Nursing and Midwifery Education Network (LINMEN). The purpose of LINMEN is to -support nursing and midwifery educators to provide the highest quality education and training on cultural safety and First Nations health, history and culture -contribute to graduating nurses and midwives who are better prepared to provide culturally safe health services to First Nations people and -support the recruitment and retention of First Nations nurses and midwives.
Priority reform:
Priority Reform Two
Outcome:
Outcome 01
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Rates of accessing/utilisation of health services (General Practitioner (GP) visits/ health assessments (Medicare Benefit 715), chronic disease care items (Team Care arrangement and GP Management Plan))
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Health and Aged Care
Resourcing:
$2.51 million (ex GST) from 2022-23 to 2025-26
Delivery timeframe:
Completion due by 30 June 2026
Agency:
Department of Health and Aged Care