Clinical
Study of a nurse practitioner working in a paramedic role
<p>The growing demands being placed upon emergency care require the NHS to think of new solutions beyond the traditional 999 ambulance and A&E services. This study investigated how a graduate nurse practitioner with extensive A&E experience could operate in a paramedic role. The key question was, after responding to a 999 call, what proportion of patients could she treat at the scene and return home rather than bring to A&E in the ambulance? There would be obvious advantages to the A&E department, ambulance services and the patient, if such a service was feasible.</p>
