ROSEMARY BRYANT

Executive Director
Royal College of Nursing, Australia

Nominee - Minister for Health

Contact Details

Royal College of Nursing, Australia
PO Box 219
Deakin West ACT 2600

Ph: 61 02 6282 5633
Fax: 61 02 6282 3565

Professional Profile

Rosemary was appointed to the position of Executive Director of Royal College of Nursing Australia, in April 2000. She has had a broad career in acute hospital and community nursing, as well as in government relations. Before moving to Victoria to take up the position of Director, Nursing Policy and Planning in the then Department she held the position of Director of Nursing at Royal Adelaide Hospital. Rosemary has had experience in the area of nursing education policy, policy for the regulation of nursing and has practical experience as a consultant to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the Nepal Nursing Council

Rosemary’s academic interests involve the regulation of health professionals, having previously chaired the Nurses Board of SA in the 1980s. In addition, Rosemary was elected as a member of the Board of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) in 2001 and was elected as its Second Vice President in 2005.

Honours/Credentials/Appointments

• Registered Nurse
• Bachelor of Arts University of Adelaide
• Graduate Diploma of Health Administration South Australian Institute of Technology

Significant Publications

• 1999 Joan Durdin Orator University of Adelaide
• Bryant R (2001) The Regulation of Nursing in Australia: A Comparative Analysis Journal of Law and Medicine, 9:1
• Bryant R (2004) Nursing Culpability: A Proposal for Change in Nursing Regulation Journal of Law and Medicine,11:3
• Bryant R (2005) Global Nursing Workforce Project Issue Paper 1 Regulation, roles and competency development. International Council of Nurses, Geneva.