NPs’ value affirmed at 20-year milestone

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NPs’ value affirmed at 20-year milestone

Twenty 20 Photo by Matthew Ball on Unsplash
December 2021 is the 20th anniversary of the country’s first nurse practitioner [Matthew Ball on Unsplash]

It’s 20 years since the first nurse practitioner was registered. Now, 500- plus NPs are practising throughout New Zealand. Fiona Cassie looks to the past and the future

Nurse practitioners: A timeline, 2001 Deborah Harris registers as New Zealand’s first NP. 2003 Janet Maloney-Moni registers as first Māori NP and first NP in primary, BACK panel - grey