title: The assistant practitioner role in healthcare.
abstract: The assistant practitioner role is intended to free up nurses to make better use of their professional skills and improve patient outcomes. However, it can be perceived as a threat to nurses because it involves handing over clinical aspects of their work to unregistered and unregulated support workers. This article looks at how the role is developing, and the implications for nursing and quality of patient care.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dix
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom