What’s in a name? Utilising workforce potential of health practitioners

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What’s in a name? Utilising workforce potential of health practitioners

Celeste Gillmer, incoming chair of the NZ College of Primary Health Care Nurses

Celeste Gillmer

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COLLEGE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSES, NZNO

Misconception around the term health practitioner still exists, writes Celeste Gillmer, who is asking for the wider role of nurses to be recognised

New Zealand legislation has changed over the last couple of years. The term “medical practitioner”was changed to “health practitioner” to enable su