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(5) (a) Yes.

(b) Informally at regular meetings between the Department and Minister through December.

That future graduate programs would be flexible and tailored towards smaller, more frequent intakes of staff. It was unlikely that larger groups would be taken on.

(d) As above.

(e) As above.

(f) No funding was provided in forward health estimates specifically for the employment of newly graduated nurses, who form part of the nursing establishment.

(g) The cost to the health budget per new graduate employed is equal to the salary of a first year base grade nurse, ie $24 600 pa plus penalty rates.

(6) VP;H/RCH

(a) 1989 Data not available 4

1990 36 5

1991 39 1

(b) 1989 Data not available 4

1990 15 3

1991 24 Nil

(c) There are no specific records kept of the number of applications

received specifically from University of Canberra sty y

of the years 1989/90/91.

(7) H X

(a) 124 160

(b) 49 41

(c) Nil Nil

(8) 1. Eligibility to register as a nurse with the ACT Nurses Board.

2. Satisfactory professional refers reports.

3. Recent relevant clinical experience.

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