Strategy for the Office of the Chief Nursing Officer 2015-2017

The Strategy sets out the Vision, Mission and Values for the Office.

It also highlights the Office’s Strategic Objectives until end 2017, as follows:

• to provide expert policy input and direction to support government priorities and to optimise public investment in the health system
• to strengthen the role of nurses and midwives to optimise the scope of practice across the health service
• to enhance the impact Impact refers to productivity, stability, capacity and capability. of nurses and midwives and demonstrate this through the utilisation of robust data intelligence
• to enable nurses and midwives to serve as full partners in health care design and improvement by enhancing leadership, competency and opportunities