PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH PROGRESS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NURSING STRATEGY FOR EDUCATION TRAINING AND PRACTICE Dr NJ Makhanya : Government Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer Ms S.A. Mchunu : Acting Registrar SANC 30 November 2016

PRESENTATION OUTLINE Background Recommendations of the strategy Approach in implementation Progress to date Conclusion

A MINISTERIAL INTERVENTION 11/8/2018 2011: The Nursing Summit The Compact The Ministerial Task Team (MTT) 2012: The National Strategic Plan For Nurse Education Training And Practice 2012/13 – 2016/17 2013: The Launch of the nursing strategy 2014: Appointment of The GCNMO

GOAL OF THE NURSING STRATEGY DEVELOP RECONSTRUCT REVITALIZE Development of the National nursing Education Policy. Develop Nursing programmes for the new nursing qualifications in line with the Higher Education Qualifications Framework & new scopes of practice Reconstruction of the Nursing Education system by supporting the three colleges to implement the new College based National Qualification Framework (NQF) aligned Education programmes & thus model a new system of educating & training nurses. Programmes responsive to country’s PHC re-engineering strategy Strengthening the Clinical Training Platform

ALIGNMENT WITH THE SEVEN STRATEGIC THRUSTS NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR NURSE EDUCATION, TRAINING & PRACTICE 1. Nursing Education & Training 2. Resources in Nursing 3. Professional Ethos 4. Governance, Leadership, Legislation & Policy 5. Positive Practice Environment 6. Compensation, Benefits and Conditions of Service 7. Human Resources for Health

APPROACH IN IMPLEMENTATION Alignment with health sector policy framework and education sector policy framework where relevant Nursing education and training must be harmonised with the service needs of the health service to ensure qualifications are commensurate with scopes of practice. Critical review of what has been done Foster strategic partnerships with both internal and external partners who are lead agencies in each of the strategic focal areas of the strategy. Phased approach in implementation

PHASE ONE THE THREEWAY PARTNERSHIP PHASE ONE : NURSING EDUCATION AND NURSING EDUCATION &TRAINING GOVERNANCE AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK : THE ROLE OF NDOH DHET SANC &CHE

KEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS National Department of Health South African nursing Council Department of Higher Education & the quality council

NURSING EDUCATION NURSING EDUCATION: A NATIONAL COMPETENCY Address provincial inequalities Standardise clinical training Funding for nursing education STATUS OF PUBLIC SECTOR COLLEGES DEVELOP A NATIONAL NURSING EDUCATION POLICY Engagement of between DOH & DHET to facilitate the incorporation of public sector colleges and their programmes to higher education sector Establish a task team to draft a public nursing colleges Act. Finalise accreditation framework for NEI Standardisation of training Determine training plan Student status and funding support New model for clinical training

PHASE ONE : THE ROLE OF SANC Governance, Leadership, Legislation & Policy DEVELOP REGULATORY FRAMEWORK Regulations for implementing the provisions of the Nursing Act 2005 Creation of specialist categories with competencies FRAMEWORK FOR POST REGISTRATION CATERGORIES SANC : THE MANDATE Registers for learners & practitioners Practice and conduct of practitioners Education and training of nurses & midwives

PREPARATION OF COLLEGES PHASE ONE : THE ROLE OF DHET Governance ,Leadership Legislation and Policy THE FUNCTION SHIFT SHARED QUALITY ASSURANCE RESPONSIBILITES PREPARATION OF COLLEGES

PROGRESS TO DATE : LEGAL; REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION SHIFT REGULATORY PHASE IN PHASE OUT OF NURSING QUALIFICATIONS RELATED REGULATIONS CREATION OF SPECIALIST CATERGORIES COMPETENCIES FOR NURSE/ MIDWIFE SPECIALISTS FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINIUNG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDER ADMINISTRATIVE NATIONAL POLICY FOR NURSING EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEFINING UNIQUE AND COMPLEMENTARY ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS PREPARATION OF PUBLIC NURSING COLLEGES

THE NECESSARY NEXT STEPS Review of the strategy Consolidation of the implementation structures at provincial level Introduction of the new nursing programmes .