Committee Member

Jane Barnett

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Jane Barnett is a registered nurse and has worked in the field of Infection Prevention and Control for about 36 years.   Her experience spans three NHS trusts in the UK and both District Health Board and private surgical hospital settings here in NZ.  She remains passionate about this area of practice and believes that we need to use our influence in this field to improve patient safety and outcomes.  Jane has published a number of articles on Infection Prevention and has represented the NZNO IPC Nursing College on the New Zealand Health and Disability Standards review committee and more recently, has reviewed and updated the Professional Development framework for the college. She is credentialled at expert level in infection prevention and control through the Australasian College for Infection Control Professionals and has recently been accepted as an associate member of the ACIPC Professional and Credentialling Standards committee. Jane works with Paul Webber as facilitator of the Australasian Webber Training teleclass series and is currently employed as the National IPC Lead for Southern Cross Healthcare, based in Auckland.

Some of Jane’s personal interests are:  walking, swimming, Pilates and reading (when I get time!)

Jane  Barnett