Nurse-led clinics.pptVIP

Nurse-led clinics An introduction and update Richard Hatchett Manchester: November 2006 Definition of a nurse-led clinic In a nurse-led clinic the nurse has his or her own patient case load. The service often involves an increase in the autonomy of the nursing role. The nurse-led clinic requires the patient to fit far more into a rigid time slot, often through an appointment system. There is the ability to admit and discharge patients from the clinic, or to refer on to other more appropriate healthcare colleagues, based on the nurses’ own assessment. Why develop a nurse led service or