Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee of New Zealand (NPAC-NZ)

NZNO is proud to have initiated the process which led to the establishment of the Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee of New Zealand (NPAC-NZ) in February 2002. It comprises of representatives from the New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses, College of Nurses Aotearoa (NZ), the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and the National Council of Maori Nurses. It works under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nursing Council of New Zealand. The focus of NPAC-NZ is to work with the profession and the Nursing Council of New Zealand on matters relating to the registration of Nurse Practitioners and the development of the Nurse Practitioner model in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Key objectives of NPAC-NZ are:

1. Commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi – partnership, participation and protection. These will underpin the developments and outcomes of the work of the committee.
2. Provide leadership for the review and development of the Nurse Practitioner processes and scopes of practice.
3. Identify research priorities and promote research and evaluation related to the Nurse Practitioner role and its development.
4. Make recommendations to the Nursing Council of New Zealand.
5. Provide a leadership role and engage with the wider nursing community on issues relating to the strategic development of the Nurse Practitioner model in New Zealand.

Contact

Charlotte Thompson
Professional Nursing Advisor
New Zealand Nurses Organisation
PO Box 2128 Wellington
DDI (04) 494 6388
charlottet@nzno.org.nz

Useful Documents

NPAC-NZ PROPOSAL: A Role for the Nurse Practitioner in Primary Mental Health

Nurse Practitioners In New Zealand: The Facts

An education resource kit for nurses was developed by NPAC-NZ, NENZ, NETS - March 2004, reviewed 2006.

Download the kit here:

• NPs In NZ - The facts (PDF, 132Kb)
• NPs in NZ - Presentation (PPT, 88Kb)
• NPs FAQ (PDF, 86Kb)
• NPAC-NZ: Care Plus and the Nurse Practitioner in Primary Health Organisations (PDF, 22Kb)
• NPAC-NZ Resource Kit for Writing a Business Case for NP Positions (PDF)
• Nurse Practitioner Research Database (PDF,186Kb)
• Business Case Toolkit (PDF)

Newsletters

A newsletter is circulated three times per annum.

Newsletter 11, March 2008 (PDF) Newsletter 10, April 2006 (PDF) Newsletter 09, October 2005 (Word) Newsletter 08, April 2005 (Word) Newsletter 07, October 2004 (Word)

Newsletter 06 (Word) Newsletter 05 (Word) Newsletter 04 (Word) Newsletter 03 (Word) Newsletter 02 (Word) Newsletter 01 (Word)

Developments

• NPAC-NZ conducts an annual sruvey to monitor progress in implementation of the NP model nationally
• NPAC-NZ secured funding for the NP facilitation programme