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Developing key roles for nurses and midwives - a guide for managers

Document type:

Guidance
Author:

Department of Health
Published date:

13 November 2002
Primary audience:

Professionals
Product number:

29724
Gateway reference:

2002
Series number:

PL CNO (2002)5
Pages:

28
Copyright holder:

Crown Copyright

The aim of this booklet is to provide NHS managers with practical examples of nurses and midwives who are working smarter to provide the services that patients want and which help meet NHS objectives. It also describes how these new ways of working were introduced, and the legal and professional frameworks that make them possible.

The booklet also includes:

case studies of the key roles in action, including lessons learned, helpful pointers, and outcomes or service improvements resulting from the role
a checklist that will be helpful to managers when introducing the role
a description of the legal and professional boundaries affecting the roles
examples from the evidence base on role substitution and role development by nurses
a list of relevant organisations, websites, publications and contact details for the case study sites
information about protocols, training materials and other resources that are available from case study sites.

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