Gold Coast Well being has secured a Magnet website go to from 9 to 13 June 2025, marking a significant step in its reapplication for the globally revered Magnet Recognition Program®. This follows the profitable submission of its December 2024 documentation, which handed evaluate with out requiring revisions — a uncommon achievement.
The Magnet Recognition Program®, managed by the American Nurses Credentialing Middle (ANCC), represents the best worldwide commonplace for excellence in nursing and interprofessional care. This website go to might reaffirm Gold Coast Well being’s place as a pacesetter in affected person care, innovation, and medical outcomes.
Government Director, Nursing, Midwifery and Affected person Expertise, Matthew Lunn, expressed pleasure within the groups:
“We’re so pleased with the work our nurses and midwives, and interprofessional groups do to make sure the absolute best care and providers are supplied to the Gold Coast group each day.”
Gold Coast Well being stays the one full well being service in Australia to obtain Magnet Recognition — a title it first earned in 2020. The upcoming go to gives an opportunity to reaffirm this worldwide standing, displaying how native care groups meet world-class requirements.
Assistant Director of Nursing, Samantha Clayton, who additionally serves because the Magnet Program Director, thanked employees for his or her continued dedication:
“Thanks on your ongoing help as we put together over the approaching weeks to make sure the positioning go to runs easily. Website go to is our alternative to shine, as appraisers meet with as many providers as doable to listen to in regards to the superb work our groups do each day.”
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1st full well being service in Australia to obtain Magnet Recognition (in 2020).
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Each 4 years, Magnet-designated services should reapply and supply interim stories.
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5 Magnet mannequin elements might be assessed: transformational management, structural empowerment, exemplary skilled observe, new information and innovation, and empirical outcomes.
A Magnet website go to is the ultimate stage within the designation course of. Appraisers from the U.S. will spend 5 days participating with providers, validating achievements, and witnessing practices that help high-level nursing and interprofessional care.
Fewer well being providers worldwide earn direct development to the positioning go to stage. Gold Coast Well being’s development with out additional evaluate units it aside amongst worldwide healthcare friends.
From now till June, employees will put together to showcase their work to Magnet appraisers. In the meantime, sufferers and the general public are inspired to submit confidential suggestions about their expertise with Gold Coast Well being. Extra data on how one can contribute is accessible by way of the Magnet Program Workplace.
