Maintenance on our database
The Nursing Council is undertaking maintenance on our database which may result in a disruption to you. We apologise for any inconvenience you may experience.
We urge you to renew your annual practising certificate APC now, if it is due.
If your APC is due during our annual office closure (see below), please renew it now.
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Council office hours
Our office closes on December 22nd 2023 and re-opens on Monday 8th January 2024.
We will respond to your enquiries when we re-open.
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Providing feedback on proposed EN & RN competencies
The proposed EN and RN competencies represent the standard of knowledge and skills expected of nurses. In each scope, they set out for nurses, patients, and the public what enrolled nurses and registered nurses know and can do when they join the Nursing Council’s register.
Consultation will open later this week and, when it does, you will be able to find the consultation documents and how to respond on
this page.
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Training as a nurse practitioner – what works, what could improve
Te Whatu Ora wants to hear from nurses about what might help, and what makes it difficult, to train and practice as a nurse practitioner. If you are already a nurse practitioner, they are also keen to know your thoughts.
If you are interested in taking part in a survey on training pathways to become a nurse practitioner, please enter
https://surveys.malatest-intl.com/s3/Nurse-Practitioner-Training-Programme-Survey into your browser or scan the QR code by 22 December.
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Voluntary bonding scheme – opportunity for new graduates
If you are a newly qualified nurse, you might be interested in applying for the Voluntary Bonding Scheme. Run by Te Whatu Ora, it aims to encourage new graduates to work in communities and specialities where you are needed most.
If you are accepted onto the scheme, and complete a minimum of three years’ service, you will receive a bond payment of $8,499 (after tax), and up to two additional payments of $2,833 after a fourth and fifth year.
Applications are expected to open in February 2024 for a six-week period. If you would like to find out more, visit the
Te Whatu Ora website.
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Health Practitioner Disciplinary Tribunal decisions
There are a number of cases where decisions have been made by the Health Practitioner Disciplinary Tribunal, and the results have been published.
The reference numbers are:
Nur22/556P
Nur22/564P
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