Leadership and management for nurses working at an advanced level

‘Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making....

Transitioning to an ACP: a challenging journey with tribulations and rewards

The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice

The advanced level practice role started within the nursing profession in the 1960s in the USA. In the UK, advanced practice has had a mixed history since the role was first defined in 1993 by the...

Advanced clinical practice: is it worth the bureaucracy?

I'm left feeling there is lots of aspiration here. We have the basis of knowing what ACPs are and what they can offer. We also know the things that may help or hinder that progress. As with many right...

Introducing advanced level practice and the scope of developing new roles

According to HEE (2017), advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. HEE (2017) defines it as ‘a level of practice characterised by a high degree...

The development of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK

‘Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making....

An exploration of providing mental health skills in a generic advanced clinical practice programme

The aim of this research was to investigate the efficacy of mental health-specific content within an MSc ACP generic programme designed for healthcare disciplines including adult nurses, paediatric...