Nurses Return to Work in Hospitals – Final Report
The Nurses Return to Work in Hospitals Project is a starting point for change in improving the return to work (RTW) of injured and/or ill nurses in Victoria, it is the first project of its kind in Victoria, in Australia and even internationally.
The project has been to focused on improving the return to work of injured and/or ill nurses in Victoria, and not on specific injury types.
The Final Report:
- provides a background to the development and need for the Project
- provides a summary of the key findings based on the research and work undertaken by the Project
- makes appropriate recommendations to stakeholders drawing on the work undertaken by, and findings, from the Project.
The recommendations have evolved from the work of the project and are directed to the following groups/organisations:
- WorkSafe Victoria
- Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch)
- Hospitals
- Nurses Board of Victoria
- Nurse Policy Branch (Department of Human Services)
- Nurses, Associate Nurse Unit Managers, Nurse Unit Managers
- Educational Institutions.
The Nurses Return to Work in Hospitals Project will correspond with each of the groups/organisations requesting their support/modifications/not supporting response to the recommendations by February 2010. The responses will then be published on the website in March 2010.
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