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Setting up a nurse-led 2-week-wait head and neck cancer diagnostic service

As a smaller scale alternative solution to these imminent capacity issues in a large London head and neck cancer referral centre at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, it was proposed that the...

Trainee ANPs' experiences of having a clinical practice facilitator introduced into a Hospital at Night team

Clinical supervision for trainee ANPs has been acknowledged to be problematic for a variety of reasons. Given the rapid growth in advanced practice, there is increasing opportunity for a...

Critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning when advanced practitioners assess and treat skin conditions

The possible list of differential diagnoses within the integumentary system is vast (Lynch, 1994). Although it is unlikely that those working outside the dermatology specialty will have a depth of...

Conducting a consultation and clinical assessment of the skin for advanced clinical practitioners

As with any consultation, when obtaining a history, questions should be presented in an open and sensitive manner. This is particularly pertinent for a skin complaint as patients may not know the...

A study of the role and educational needs of ophthalmic specialist nurses

A survey was undertaken with questions targeted around respondent demographics, roles and educational needs based on a previous RCN ophthalmic workforce survey (Table 1). This opportunistic survey was...

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