The effectiveness of nurse-led surgical pre-assessment clinics.
Recent health initiatives have put the focus on patient-centred care, with the result that an ever greater number of nurses now provide a high-quality patient-focused service through a variety of roles in surgical pre-assessment. This article charts the development of this role and the concomitant models of surgical pre-assessment that have evolved in the NHS.
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Professional Development Department, Leeds Teaching Hospital, Leeds.
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