title: Bridging the skills gap.
abstract: Assistant practitioners fill the gap between support workers and registered nurses. There is concern that they may be deployed as a substitute for registered professionals.
authors.forename: Adele
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel; D009726:Nurses; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom