Nursing Futures Taskforce Meeting Notes 12 September 2025
- Jocelyn Peach
- Dec 1
- 2 min read
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 per year.
Auditor General – HNZ removing powers
Ombudsman report – dishonest re staffing numbers
IQNs 50%. Issues of language being spoken; lack of good orientation. Concern re sentinel/adverse events. Waikato developing a programme
Concerns re NCNZ and where taking nursing education and regulation. NCNZ brought in Australian nurse as consultant/lead.
Gluckman – University Advisory Group report – does nursing need to be degree level?
Risks of creating a two-tier education system between universities and polytechs; failing to increase Māori and Pacific representation in the workforce.
Nursing schools (BN) possibly reducing from 16 to 10.
Postgrad - RN prescribing and NP – potentially faster track; accountability sits with schools – but support/supervision provided outside of schools.
Next steps
Continue to respond reactively at times
College symposium on 16 Sept – Kate to set aside time to advise audience of Taskforce
How can we collaborate with doctors at relevant times
Strategy
Preparing the workforce for the community needed – both NZ and internationally
Undergraduate nurse education and why
Domestically trained workforce ensuring growth in Māori & Pacific nurses
Postgraduate pathways
Jos is going to begin drafting a paper.
Next meeting: 26 Sept. Sue away – Andrew is zoom host (seems to need to be a UoA person for zoom)
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