title: The nurse practitioner provides a substantive opportunity for task substitution in primary care: yes.
authors.affiliation: Primary Healthcare Calder Centre, Auckland City Mission.
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gilmer
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D024382:Professional Role; D000078329:Workforce