Empowering communities: the role of advanced practitioners in transforming public health

Reflections on the Centre for Advancing Practice annual conference 2024: optimising impact

Alternative format doctorate: an exploration of the role of PhD by publication in developing research skills to advance practice

Research, including its creation, understanding, and dissemination, is identified as the fourth fundamental pillar of the advanced practitioner role in the UK. (Health Education England, 2017)....

Reflection on the sustainability of newly implemented nurse practitioner roles in Switzerland: a case study

There is a lack of literature regarding sustainability in newly implemented nurse practitioner roles. However, both hindering and supporting factors concerning the sustainability of the APN roles have...

Refreshing the Multi-professional framework for advanced practice in England

A local evaluation of the non-surgical oncology advanced practice curriculum framework

This article aims to assess the relevance of the curriculum framework for APs in non-surgical oncology and examine its associated implementation issues in Northern England. The objectives are to:.

Advanced practitioners working with older people in primary care and community settings: a survey of roles and use of technology

The aim of this study was to understand current roles and practice of APs working with older people living with frailty in primary care and community settings in the UK. The objectives were to:.

A systemised literature review into the benefits of introducing the advanced clinical practitioner role to palliative care patients

The aim of this study was to collect data on the effectiveness of ACPs working in palliative care, identify themes in the literature through narrative synthesis, and provide recommendations for future...

Examining advanced clinical practice from the perspective of a trainee advanced clinical practitioner

The global expansion of advanced practice began in the 1980s, and increased rapidly in the UK in the 1990s due to the demands placed on the NHS (Mortimore et al, 2022). The NHS Long-Term Plan (2019)...

Paramedics in advanced practice: role, requirements and impact

Health Education England defines advanced clinical practice through four pillars: clinical; leadership and management; education; and research (Health Education England, 2017). Its multi-professional...

The advanced practice nurse role's development and identity: an international review

Role development is a complex, dynamic process that can be influenced by several factors. The role must be established by collaborating with organisations, government regulatory bodies and key...

The evolution of the journal club: using a peer-learning approach to increase research confidence

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) employs over 180 qualified and trainee ACPs. Within NUH, there had been feedback that although trainee ACPs had a clear training structure and programme, upon...