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Quality of care by neonatal nurse practitioners: a review of the Ashington experiment

¹ Institute of General Practice, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK
² Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; andrew.wilkinson{at}paediatrics.ox.ac.uk

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Professor Wilkinson
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; andrew.wilkinson{at}paediatrics.ox.ac.uk

ABSTRACT
The Ashington experiment, an innovative neonatal service run entirely by advanced neonatal nurse practitioners (ANNPs), has been evaluated. This is a report of that evaluation and a review of the benefits, hazards, and implications of nurse practitioner led services.

Abbreviations: ANNP, advanced neonatal nurse practitioner; SHO, senior house officer; WTE, whole time equivalents

Keywords: evaluation; quality of care; nurse practitioner

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