What is it about?
The author argues for effectively utilizing the advanced clinical practitioner workforce in clinical research. ACPs are experienced nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals, who work within Health Education England's multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice. ACPs are autonomous practitioners who are skilled in assessing, diagnosing, and treating disease conditions within their area of competence. Allowing ACPs to use their clinical skills in clinical research will enhance research delivery capacity in NHS Trusts, and give patients access to lifesaving clinical trials.
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Why is it important?
The article informs policymakers and key stakeholders to take the needed steps to allow ACPs to practice with autonomy in clinical research.
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I aim to progress the advanced practice discourse and advocate for the effective utilization of the ACP workforce. Actively engaging the ACP workforce in clinical research will not only facilitate the fulfillment of the research pillar of advanced clinical practice but enhance capacity and access to clinical research for patients.
Samuel Badu
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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This page is a summary of: The role of advanced clinical practitioners in clinical research, British Journal of Nursing, March 2023, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2023.32.6.284.
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