The roles of physician associates and advanced nurse practitioners in the National Health Service in the UK: a scoping review and narrative synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mid-level practitioners (MLPs), including physician associates (PAs) and advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs), have emerged to address workforce shortages in the UK and perform specific roles in relation to population needs. This has resulted in new ways of working and changes to established professional hierarchies. We conducted a study to investigate the career development, competencies, effectiveness, perceptions, and regulation of PAs and ANPs, with the aim of understanding ways to effectively integrate MLPs into the NHS workforce.

Methods

We conducted a systematic scoping review following PRISMA guidelines. Embase, Medline, the Cochrane database, Pubmed, and CINAHL databases were searched, using terms relating to PAs and ANPs in the UK. A total of 128 studies

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9479410 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature