The Role of the NETP Programme Establishment Steering Group

 

The NETP Programme Establishment Steering Group (steering group) has been formed to oversee the development of the key documents and processes required for nationwide consistency in the establishment phase of the programme.
The organisations represented on the steering group are:

• the Ministry of Health,
• the Nursing Council of New Zealand; and
• DHBNZ, which will put in place processes for involving the DHBs in the establishment process.

The steering group has a Terms of Reference and will be responsible for ensuring that communication with the sector is carried out regularly.
The steering group will meet or teleconference monthly until the first intake of new graduates enters the NETP programme.
Two of the steering group members were involved in the operation of the New Graduate Pilot programmes funded by the Clinical Training Agency in 2002.
The future arrangements for overseeing the programme will be outlined in a transition plan developed in 2006.

Who is on the NETP Programme Establishment Steering Group?

Ministry representatives

• Tony Gibling, Manager, Clinical Training Agency
• Daria Martin, Portfolio Manager, Clinical Training Agency
• Mark Jones, Chief Advisor, Nursing

DHBNZ / DHB representatives

•  Kerry-Ann Adlam, National NETP Project Co-ordinator, DHBNZ
• Margaret Dotchin, Nurse Director, Adult Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland DHB
• Sue Hayward, Chair, Director of Nursing, Christchurch Hospital, Canterbury DHB
• Lindy MacLennan, Training and Development Manager, Bay of Plenty DHB

Nursing Council of New Zealand representatives

• Annette Huntington, Council Chair
• Marion Clark, CEO
• Carolyn Reed, Education Advisor

In January 2006, chair of the steering group transferred from the Ministry to Sue Hayward, the nominee of the DHBNZ Workforce Development Group.