BlueCross GM appointed to Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Penelope Marshall, who is Executive General Manager, Clinical Governance, Risk and Innovation at private Victorian aged care provider BlueCross, has been appointed to the board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. It is the first time a representative of aged care nurses has been appointed to the board. Penelope has more than 25 years’ experience in healthcare, including in the role of Director of Nursing at a major metropolitan hospital. As the Victorian Practitioner representative on the Board, Penelope will provide an aged care perspective.

“A lot of my focus at the board will be on speeding up the pathway to work. For aged care, that might look like nursing students working in aged care, but with work hours and clinical hours coming off their university requirements for example,” she said.

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