title: The nurse practitioner endoscopist.
abstract: Most upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopies in Great Britain and Ireland are performed by surgeons, physicians or radiologists. Since the introduction of the 'nurse endoscopist' by the British Society of Gastroenterology Working Party, few centres in the UK have adopted this policy. We have reviewed the anxiety about nurse practitioner endoscopists among patients and physicians. Finally, the role and future of the nurse practitioner endoscopist in the UK is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Royal Glamorgan General Hospital, Pontypridd, UK.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Basnyat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000639:trends; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom