title: Expanding practice and obtaining consent.
abstract: The Scope of Professional Practice liberates nurses, midwives and health visitors from previous role constraints, while keeping the focus on the patient. Some of the adjustments to the scope of practice require the individual practitioner to obtain explicit verbal or written consent.
authors.affiliation: Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Scholefield
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viney
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007587:Job Description; D008880:Midwifery; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D006113:United Kingdom