Margaret Cunningham AM generously announced the Foundation’s commitment of $1 million over five years to establish the Margaret Cunningham Nursing Leadership Academy.
The Academy has flourished, supporting 59 nurses in leadership and management training. By developing their knowledge and skills, the Academy empowers nurses to create strategies that translate new knowledge into best-practice clinical skills at the point of care.
In 2023-2024 this grant made possible:
• Four intensive coaching courses held for current and future nursing leaders
• Five senior nursing leaders received specialised individual leadership coaching
• Two nurses were supported to attend International Practice Development School
• A cohort of nurses were selected to attend conferences, for example:
– Australian College of Nurse Practitioners Annual Conference
– What’s Right in Health Care Conference
– Australian Delirium Association biennial Delirium Clinical and Research Days
– National Health Workforce Summit
• 48 nursing leaders were supported to attend a 2-day Nursing Leadership course
• Development and implementation of a St Vincent’s Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) Framework
• International Nurses Day 2024 celebrations, with presentation of Nursing
