Quality of care by neonatal nurse practitioners: a review of the Ashington experiment
- 1Institute of General Practice, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK
- 2Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; andrew.wilkinsonpaediatrics.ox.ac.uk
- Correspondence to:
Professor Wilkinson
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; andrew.wilkinsonpaediatrics.ox.ac.uk
- Accepted 14 January 2005
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.
Footnotes
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Competing interests: none declared
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The guarantor is DH.
