Nursing Futures Taskforce Meeting Notes 10 October 2025

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:

• Regulatory bill & de-regulation (following Australian system)

• Physicians associates

• RN prescribing

• Review of undergrad nurse education – clinical hours/simulation

• PG education increasingly online and with reduced study days available (due to reduced funding from HNZ)

• International standards of training and education for NPs – see especially US and Canada

• Changes in NP candidate cohorts

NP Training & Support Scheme (NPTSS) https://www.npsupport.co.nz

Consortium of 6 PHOs:

1. Amy Wallace – strategic planning – ProCare; Anna Wright

2. Angela Keung Hobson – Mahitahi Hauora  RN DoN

3. Jan Adams – Pinnacle Midlands RN,RM DoN

4. Melissa Mulholland-Simpson – Tū Ora Compass General Manager & Kim Harriss, RN

5. Michael McIlhone – Pegasus Health RN DoN

6. Kate Norris – WellSouth  Professional Nursing Adviser

Heads of Schools meeting with their local PHO.

Note – Jill Wilkinson met with Tū Ora Compass yesterday; Nicci & UoA today (separate meetings).

ACTIONS:

1. Jenny & Sue to draft concerns re NP scope and education – issue/question guide.

Aim to discuss with NCNZ - ?invite Cath/Annette to a meeting; also through Sandra; informally with Frances Hughes & Sharon Brownie (new appointments to NCNZ).

Hear from Nicolette re meeting with ProCare.

Others

1. National PDRP work has been taken over by HNZ

2. Regulatory bill – do this govt have time to progress it into legislation before next election?

   1. Jenny doing an Op-Ed piece will circulate for comment.

   2. Need to align with medical colleagues who are challenging regulatory bill

3. Ongoing concern re silence/silencing of nursing leadership

4. New grads including blaming for situation as not “work ready”, removal of NEtP, RN scope inc differential diagnoses

5. Lack of historical perspective; eg Carpenter report, apprenticeship models; prescribing (in other professions); individual blame rather than organisational view

Next meeting: Fri 24 Oct, 9.30am