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Date 6 December 2025 Attended Jenny Carryer [chair], Jill Wilkinson, Catherine Cook, Sue Adams, Wendy Blair, Sandy Bayliss, Jocelyn Peach, Josephine Davis, Helen Snell, Kate Weston Apologies Maree Sheard, Sandra McDonald NA Nicolette Sheridan, Jill Clendon, Sue Gasquoine, Sandy Baylis, Kiri Hunter, To’a Fereti, Helen Hamer, Chelsea Willmott, Andrew Jull, # Item/Discussion Action 1 Face to Face meeting 2026 Date/Time : Monday 2 February 2026 . Start 10-4pm Venue : Te Puna Hauo

Nursing Futures Taskforce Terms of Reference Background/context In the current context there are many issues confronting nursing which are of concern.  Organisational policy silences many nurse leaders who are constrained from expressing concerns about issues such as staffing, patient safety and budgetary issues, educational standards and locations of teaching. Purpose The Nursing Futures Taskforce brings together a range of nurse leaders to ensure sharing of critical informa

Meeting 21/11/2025 Date 21 November 2025 Attended Jenny Carryer [chair], Jill Wilkinson, Catherine Cook, Sue Adams, Andrew Jull, Wendy Blair, Sandy Bayliss, Jocelyn Peach, Josephine Davis Apologies Maree Sheard NA Kate Weston, Sandra McDonald, Nicolette Sheridan, Jill Clendon, Sue Gasquoine, Sandy Baylis, Kiri Hunter, To’a Fereti, Helen Hamer, Helen Snell, Chelsea Willmott # Item/Discussion Action Jenny talked to a discussion with Frances. She has been meeting nurses across t

Meeting 7/11/2025 Date 7 November 2025 Attended Jenny Carryer [chair], Kate Weston, Jill Wilkinson, Catherine Cook, Helen Hamer, Wendy Blair, Helen Snell, Jocelyn Peach Apologies Sue Adams, Andrew Jull, Chelsea Willmott, Josephine Davis NA Sandra McDonald, Nicolette Sheridan, Jill Clendon, Sue Gasquoine, Sandy Baylis, Kiri Hunter, To’a Fereti # Item/Discussion Action 1 Terms of Reference Jenny had drafted ToR discussed.  Add digital holding of NF Taskforce notes and key docum

Taskforce Meeting 24 Oct 2025; 9.30-10.30 Present : Jos, Wendy, Catherine, Sandra M, Sandra B, Jenny, Josephine, Nicolette, Chelsea, Sue Apologies : Jill W, Helen, Kate, Andrew RN prescribing & NP scope & education standards consultation  due 24 Oct 2025 Finalised submission from taskforce. Sue to submit today. Great to have input from Chelsea re NPNZ concerns and aligning with ours. Chelsea also noted the issue of how tertiary ed needs to deconstruct RN prescribers and recon

Taskforce Meeting 10 Oct 2025; 9.30-10.30 Present : Jos, Wendy, Kate, Catherine, Sandra, Jenny, Nicolette, Andrew, Sue Apologies : Jill W, Josephine, Helen NP scope & education standards consultation  – closes 5pm Friday 24 October 2025 See page https://nursingcouncil.org.nz/MyNC/NCNZ/News-section/news-item/2025/09/NP-and-RN-prescribing-scope-review.aspx Literature review, international context, and submission form included on this page. View consultation in context of: Regul

Taskforce Meeting Notes 26/09/2025 Attending: Andrew Jull [Chair], Sandra MacDonald, Sandie Bayliss, Jill Wilkinson, Catherine Cook, Jocelyn Peach Discussion: Strategy document: Taskforce Group suggested strategy: General discussion in relation to this group with other national nursing groups [NNLG], Nursing Council of New Zealand role and Health NZ group. National Nursing Strategy with reference to international Nursing Groups. PDF documents sent out as could not be opened.

Taskforce Meeting 12 Sept 2025 Present : Jos, Andrew, Kate, Nicolette, Wendy, Sandra, Sue Issues See Tenbensel & Lorgelly report. NZ stopped filing data to OECD from 2018. OECD estimated a GDP growth of 6% (but that was based on 2017/18 figures); spending inflated because NZ included GST and no other countries do.  Therefore OECD estimated health funding at 11% of GDP on health. These figures are wrong; health spending is actually approx 8% of GDP. Meaning approx $1bn short p

Taskforce in Nursing Meeting 29 Aug 2025, 0930 to 1030 Present Apologies No response Andrew Jull, UoA Jill Wilkinson, VUW Helen Hamer, UoA Kate Weston, CNA Jocelyn Peach, independent Sandra McDonald, NorthTec Nicolette Sheridan, Massey Sue Adams, UoA (minutes) Jill Clendon, NEA Jenny Carryer, Massey Chelsea Willmott, NPNZ Sue Gasquoine, NZNO Sandy Bayliss, NZNO Catherine Cook, AUT Wendy Blair, NZNO Kiri Hunter, CNA, AUT Josephine Davis, UoA To’a Fereti, Pacific, independent P