A potted history of Nurse Practitioner movement
(List is currently written from a NSW perspective. Please send relevant information from other states.)

DATE		ACTION
October	1990	First Nurse Practitioner Committee convened
June	1992	Discussion paper released
June	1993	Stage 2 Report released
December	1993	Stage 3 Steering Committee
January	1994	Pilot projects
September	1994	Pilots commenced
April	1996	Stage 3 Report released
August	1998	NSW Nurse Practitioner Framework circulated
November	1998	Nurses Amendment (Nurse Practitioners) Act 1998
November	1998	Implementation policy circulated
November	1999	Authorisation Process finalised by NSW NRB
February	2000	First Meeting State Steering Committee held
December	2000	First Nurse Practitioners Authorised
May	2001	Approval of first NP position in rural NSW
	2003	Widening of sites accepted for NP positions to Metropolitan sites
	2003	First NP position filled in Sydney Tertiary Hospital
	2003	ANPA formed in NSW
	2004	Wider contact with other states in Australia
	2004	First NP authorised in ACT
	2005	Currently 58 authorised N/MPs in NSW, 21 in WA, 10 authorised NPs in SA, 2 in ACT and 4 in Vic. Development of state chapters of ANPA. Inaugural conference planned for 28-29 October in Canberra.
August September	2006 2006	Launch of new ANPA website in partnership with The College of Nursing First change to national executive at AGM held during the second annual national conference on the Gold Coast of Queensland. Foundation President Jane O'Connell, Vice President Amal Helou, Treasurer Rochelle Firth, Secretary Lorna Scott and Committee members James McVeigh and Cheryl Davidson stand down. Helen Gosby converts from Public Officer to Vice president.