Primary care. Defining role.
There is no nationally agreed definition of nurse practitioners or of the training required. The extent of the need for nurses to take on doctors' work needs to be established. A clear training framework is required.
Ashburner
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Centre for Health Planning and Management, Keele University, UK.
Birch
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K
Latimer
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J
Scrivens
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