Rural NP is new NPNZ chair: Nurse practitioners doubling by 2030

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Rural NP is new NPNZ chair: Nurse practitioners doubling by 2030

Nurse practitioner Chelsea Wilmott - Supplied image

Chelsea Willmott

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Nurse practitioners are aiming to break barriers and smash glass ceilings, says new chair of Nurse Practitioners NZ

Nurse practitioner Chelsea Willmott is looking forward to tackling her new job as chair of Nurse Practitioners New Zealand including the challenges posed by the NP workforce expecting to double within five to six years

Within five to six years our workforce, currently 782 NPs, will double. In 2024 alone we have 125 funded Nurse Practitioner Training Programme places , Chelsea Willmott, Chelsea Willmott, the new chair of Nurse Practitioners New Zealand [Image: Otago Polytechnic]