title: Nurse practitioners: the South Thames RHA experience.
abstract: Nurses are a key resource in primary and community care, but their effectiveness and efficiency is not easily evaluated. In this paper the authors describe a major project undertaken in England to demonstrate the outcomes of nursing practised at an advanced level. The key lessons learnt from this study are explained, together with some pointers for the way forward for nurse practitioners in primary care.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Henesy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012040:Regional Health Planning