NEW! Authorised Registered Nurse/Midwife Vaccination Standards and Authority update to protect against RSV

The Authorised Nurse Immuniser and Authorised Midwife Immunisers Policy Directive (PD2024_004) has been rescinded and replaced with the newly developed NSW Authorised Registered Nurse/Midwife Vaccination Standards (the Standards). Authority and Standards for RNs and Midwifes

Key updates

• The mandatory conditions which Authorised Nurse/Midwife Immunisers (ANIs) must comply with to ensure effective and efficient immunisation service delivery are now outlined in the Standards. These conditions have not changed for ANIs working in NSW Health, the requirements in the Standards remain consistent with the previous policy.
• The rescinding of PD2024_004 and the creation of the Standards mandate that all ANIs in NSW including those working in primary care or private practice, who initiate and administer a vaccine comply with both the Authority and the Standards.
• The updated Authority and new Standards include products that protect against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) including the new RSV vaccines and RSV monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), Beyfortus ™ (nirsevimab). ANIs must comply with the requirements in the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAG) recommendations when administering these immunisations. Information on the NSW RSV vulnerable babies program is available on the NSW Health webpage: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/respiratory-syncytial-virus.aspx