This consultation is now closed
Review of registered nurse prescribing, nurse practitioner scope of practice and nursing education programme standards
We are seeking your views
The Nursing Council is seeking views on proposed changes to registered nurse (RN) prescribing, nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice, and amendments to the nursing education programme standards leading to nursing registration with the Nursing Council.
We have begun by reviewing scopes of practice and education standards. This will be followed by a review of standards of competence and continuing competence requirements, including requirements for changing areas of practice for nurse practitioners, which will be consulted on later in 2026.
Two documents are available for you to consider:
- The consultation document which gives a brief overview of what we are asking, and how you can submit on the proposals.
- A more detailed background document which provides more context to this work, including links to associated literature reviews.
More information to assist you
In making your submission, you may want to consider the following relevant Nursing Council documents, including but not limited to:
How to provide feedback
You can choose to complete a survey or provide more substantive feedback via our submission template.
Please send your submission or direct any questions you have in relation to the consultation process by emailing: [email protected].
We may publish submissions on our website. Please clearly state in your submission if you wish that the content of your submission remains confidential.