title: Benchmarking the nurse consultant role in rheumatology.
abstract: This article demonstrates how the four core standards for the nurse consultant role have been developed and applied in the field of rheumatology. The authors suggest that the standards: expert practice, leadership and service redesign, research and education, are relevant for consultant nurses in all specialties. The standards can be used by other nurse consultants to benchmark their practice.
authors: North Stoke Primary Care Trust, Stoke on Trent. Sarah.Ryan@uhns.nhs.uk
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