Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: a scoping review.

Catrin EvansBrenda PokuRuth PearceJeanette EldridgePaul HendrickRoger KnaggsHolly BlakeGowsika YogeswaranJohn McLuskeyPhilippa TomczakRuaridh ThowPeter HarrisJoy ConwayRichard Collier

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

This review suggests a need for educational and role standardisation and a supported career pathway for advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) in the UK. Future research should: (i) adopt more robust study designs, (ii) investigate the full scope of the ACP role and (iii) include a wider range of professions and sectors.

Keyphrases

primary care
clinical practice
healthcare
cross sectional
current status
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
medical students