Nurse-led Primary Care Act pilot schemes: threat or opportunity?
Article Abstract:
A Primary Care Act pilot scheme in Salford, England, has been led by a nurse practitioner with support from a general practitioner (GP) who worked part-time. The scheme was one of 10 led by nurses out of a total of 99 pilot schemes. Only a limited number of nurse-led schemes were in operation because they had been excluded from out-of-hours support from other GPs. Many of the services given by nurses do not directly gain funding. The pilot schemes were hindered because of funding difficulties and public perception of the type of care they could receive from the nurses.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
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Nurse-led management of minor illness in a GP surgery
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The growing pressure on primary health-care teams mean that the question of expanding the role of practice nurses is receiving growing attention. A study in Cardiff in early 1995 set out to determine if practice nurses could be given responsibility for the assessment and management of patients coming to the practice with acute minor illnesses. The study found that nurses were able to deal with most of the presenting problems. Nurses were also able to spend more time with patients, and this was welcomed by patients.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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