DANA’s State of the Workforce 2020 Research
Mapping the alcohol and other drug (AOD) nursing workforce in Australia and New Zealand— Adam Searby RN, PhD Research Officer, DANA Dianna Burr RN, MEd Research Assistant, DANA.
DANA-workforce 2020 final report
Professional Development Framework
Drug Health Services Nursing Workforce
2017 -2020
DANA gratefully acknowledges The NSW Government / Health / Sydney Area Health Service for this publication. Click HERE to download
Documentation for the DANA Annual General Meeting 2020
DANA Constitution 2019
Download a copy of the DANA Constitution 2019 .
Documentation for the DANA Special General Meeting 2019
Explanation of proposed changes to DANA Constitution
Governance
- Constitution
- DANA Strategic Plan
Sent to new member at the time of joining and available to DANA Members by email [email protected]
- The Code of Conduct and requirements for Ethical Conduct are supported by DANA and required of all DANA members and Volunteers. These are fully outlined through the following links documents:
New Zealand Nurses Code of Conduct
Policies
Available to DANA Members by email [email protected]
Position Statements
- DANA Position statement on recruitment 2020
- DANA Position Statement E-Cigarettes 2019
- DANA Position statement pill testing and drug checking 2019
- Problematic Substance Use by Nurses and Midwives Revised 2017
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Revised 2017
DANA Response to Discussion Papers
- DANA response: Consultation Draft National Alcohol Strategy 2018-2026
- DANA Response: Victorian Real Time Prescription Monitoring 2018
- DANA Response: Prescription strong (Schedule 8) opioid use and misuse in Australia – options for a regulatory response 2018
- DANA Response: Review of Registered Nurse Accreditation Standards July 2018
- Interim guidance delivery of medication assisted treatment of opioid dependence COVID-19 2020
- National framework for alcohol tobacco and other drug treatment 2019
- DANA submission Educating the Nurse of the Future June 30th 2019
- DANA response to ANMAC Consultation 3
- DANA response. review of registered nurse accreditation standards (1)
- DANA submission Senate Inquiry FASD
- DANA Response to COAG reforms to Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
- DANA RESPONSE NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into ICE
- NMBA Response by DANA
Available to DANA Members by email [email protected]
Media Releases
Nurses warn of the detrimental decision to cease funding of the ADCA
Newsletters
DANA newsletters have been used as the principal means of communication with DANA members since the early days of DANA. Electronic communication has taken over from traditional postal services and consequently has made an enormous difference to the way and frequency that DANA communicates; from occasional letters to a monthly e-blast, exclusively for members.
DANA members who are interested in the history of DANA may access archived newsletters from 2004 to the present day by sending an email [email protected]
Clinical Guidelines
- Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings (2nd edition)
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Clinical Guidelines for Nurses and Midwives. Version 3. 2012
- Australian National Guidelines for Medication – Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence 2014
- New Zealand Practice Guidelines for Opioid Substitution Treatment 2014