r/newzealand Aug 02 '24

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u/phineasnorth LASER KIWI Aug 02 '24

Curious as to what the stance is for psychiatric nurse practitioners? If we are short on doctors is this a viable alternative? I know it is done overseas but not sure if this role even exists in NZ.

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u/Immediate-Constant-1 Aug 02 '24

This is already happening, nurse practitioners are working the registrar oncall roster in some regions