title: Steps towards an advanced clinical practice standard.
abstract: Advanced clinical practice is increasingly heralded as one of the solutions to the workforce and financial challenges in healthcare systems. Expectations are high and policy directives explicitly or implicitly call for healthcare professionals to apply advanced-level knowledge and skills to the delivery of timely, individualised, safe and effective care for patients with complex needs.
authors.affiliation: London South Bank University and chair of the Association of Advanced Practice Educators.
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maclaine
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom