Yes, unfortunately, that still is happening. That's a big problem for those nurses working outside of their scope of practice. It's very important that GPs and practice managers understand enrolled nurses must be supervised by a nurse. They cannot, due to Intellux legislation, be supervised by a GP. They must be supervised by a registered nurse. That does vary a little between the States. It can be direct or indirect. In certain States, there have to be protocols in places that it's well understood. A question, Julie - is there an opportunity for clinical nurse consultants in general practice networking some supervision that you might have in hospital? There’s room for advanced roles for nurses in general practice. Many nurses are working at a level that we would describe as a clinical nurse consultant level in a hospital. There is certainly a career pathway for nurses in general practice from the beginning practitioner through to more advanced roles, then through to nurse practitioner if that's what nurses choose to do.
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