Today we launched a new model for advanced nursing and midwifery practice in the Irish Health Service.
Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) can make a real impact on improving patient access to services and reduce waiting times.
We aim to increase the number of Advanced Nurse Practitioners from 420 to 750.
In a pilot hospital, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) delivering early respiratory specialist care resulted in hospital admissions decreasing from 100% to 22%, with every patient admitted seeing a respiratory consultant within 24 hours.
Nursing & midwifery will be critical in implementing the Sláintecare health reform.
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