title: Moving closer to gaining formal recognition.
abstract: Although nurses in the UK have been working at an advanced level of practice since the mid-1980s, the role has never been regulated, with neither a separate registry nor a recordable qualification. But change is around the corner, with the RCN preparing a programme offering accreditation for advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs).
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pearce