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Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2005;90:F195-F200; doi:10.1136/adc.2004.055996
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Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2005;90:F195-F200
© 2005 Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition

REVIEW

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

D Hall1 and A R Wilkinson2

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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Correspondence to:
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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