Our awards committees
The WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards Operational Committee (WANMEA - OC) coordinates and makes decisions related to Excellence Awards, particularly nominations, judging panels, finalists and winners.
Aims and Objectives:
To review and consider the opinions of the WANMEA – Professions Reference Advisory Committee (as sought by the Chair, or delegate) ahead of making decisions in relation to the Awards:.
One representative from each of the following is required:
Other representatives, particularly from Industrial and Professional sectors can also be co-opted on a needs basis.
The WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards Professions Reference Advisory Committee (WANMEA - PRAC) is a group of individuals selected to represent the sector to ensure that all nurses and midwives in WA are considered in the planning and implementation of the Awards program.
Aims and Objectives:
Representatives from each of the following sectors is sought each year:
Aims and Objectives:
To review and consider the opinions of the WANMEA – Professions Reference Advisory Committee (as sought by the Chair, or delegate) ahead of making decisions in relation to the Awards:.
- regarding award categories
- related to nomination questions
- and to nominate industry members from their sector for selection panels for each award category.
One representative from each of the following is required:
- Chair - Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer (Nursing and Midwifery Office)
- Public Health Sector (metropolitan)
- Public Health Sector (rural)
- Acute Private Sector
- Non-acute Private/Non-Government Sector
- Academic
- Regulation
- Consumer
Other representatives, particularly from Industrial and Professional sectors can also be co-opted on a needs basis.
The WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards Professions Reference Advisory Committee (WANMEA - PRAC) is a group of individuals selected to represent the sector to ensure that all nurses and midwives in WA are considered in the planning and implementation of the Awards program.
Aims and Objectives:
- To provide broad industry advice as required in the planning and implementation of the awards program
- Co-opt other opinions from additional members who represent industry sectors, as required
- Be available to be called upon to participate in short-listing processes, as required
- Review and process all nominations for short-listing finalists into award categories
- Assist in the dissemination of communication related to the awards program.
Representatives from each of the following sectors is sought each year:
- Tertiary Hospitals
- General Hospitals
- Private Acute Hospitals
- Country Health Services
- Community Services
- Justice
- Universities
- State Training Providers
- Research
- Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency / Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Australian College of Nursing
- Australian College of Midwives
- Australian Nursing Federation
- United Voice
- Home Community Care/Domiciliary Services
- International Health/Aid agencies
- Royal Flying Doctor Service
- Occupational health and safety/mine sites
- Practice nurses
- Aged Care
- Residential Care
- Private Practice professionals – ie Nurse Practitioners, Midwives and Eligible Midwives
