Roles:

 

Afzal, A, Stolee, P, Heckman, G, Boscart, V, Sanyal, C. (2018) The role of

unregulated care providers in Canada—A scoping review. International Journal of

Older People Nursing Volume 13, Issue 3 e12190

https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12190

 

Evans, C, Poku,B, Pearce, R, Eldridge, J, Hendrick, P, Knaggs, R, Blake, H,

Yogeswaran, G, McLuskey, J, Tomczak, P, Thow, R, Harris, P, Conway, J, Collier,

R.(2021) Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of

advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: a scoping review. BMJ Open

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Hooks, C. and Walker, S. (2020) An exploration of the role of advanced clinical

practitioners in the East of England. British Journal of Nursing 29(15) p864-869.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32790541/

 

Leary, A. MacClaine (2019) The evolution of advanced nursing practice: past,

present and future. Nursing Times. 115, 18-19

 

Mann, C. Timmons, S. Evans, C. Pearce, R. Overton, C. Hinsliff-Smith, K. Conway,

J. (2023) Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their

contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study. Nurse

Education in Practice. 67 (2023) 1035-46

 

Machado, P, Eicher, M, Delouane-Albinal, A, Kupferschmid, S, Roulin, M. (2025)

Clarification and development of advanced practice roles in a Swiss French

university hospital: an action research study. BMC Health Services Research.

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Ormond-Walshe SE, Newham RA. (2001) Comparing and contrasting the clinical

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Pearce C, Breen B. (2018) Advanced clinical practice and nurse-led clinics: a time to

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Stasa H, Cashin A, Buckley T, Donoghue J. (2014) Advancing advanced practice—

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Wheeler, K, Miller, M, Pulcini, J, Gray, D, Ladd, E, Rayens, MK. (2022) Advanced

Practice Nursing Roles, Regulation, Education, and Practice: A Global Study.

Annals of Global Health. DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3698

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Novice to Expert:

 

Benner, P. (1982) From novice to expert. Excellence and Power in Clinical

Nursing Practice. California: Addison Wesley.

 

Dreyfus, H. L., & Dreyfus, S. E. (1986). Mind over machine: The power of human

intuition and expertise in the era of the computer. New York: Free Press

 

Dreyfus, H.L (1995) Interpreting Heidegger on das Man In Wrathall, M.A. (Ed) (2017)

Background Practices: Essays on the Understanding of Being. Oxford: Oxford

University Press

 

 

Imposter Syndrome & Dunning Kruger:

 

Clance, PR., & Imes, SA. (1978). The imposter phenomenon in high achieving

women: Dynamics and therapeutic intervention. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research

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Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments. Journal

of Personality and Social Psychology 1999, 77, 6. 1121-1134

 

 

Transition Shock/Task Shift:

 

Chen, F, Liu, Y, Wang, X, Dong, H. (2021) Transition shock, preceptor support and

nursing competency among newly graduated registered nurses: A cross-sectional

study. Nurse Education Today. 2021 Jul:

102:104891. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104891. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

 

Maier, C, Köppen, J, Busse, R. (2018) Task shifting between physicians and nurses

in acute care hospitals: crosssectional study in nine countries. Human Resources

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Radford, M. (2012) Power Dynamics and Professional Expertise in the

Communication between Specialist Nurses and Doctors in Acute Hospital

Settings. https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/4892/1/2012_Radford_573691.pdf

 

 

Policy:

 

Department of Health (NI). Advanced AHP Practice Framework. 2019. Available

at: https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/health/AHP-

Framework.pdf

 

GPhC, 2017, Standards and guidance for pharmacy professionals.

https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/pharmacists/standards-and-guidance-

pharmacy-professionals

 

Health Education England. (2025) Multiprofessional Framework for Advanced

Clinical Practice. London: Health Education England. Available at:

https://www.lasepharmacy.hee.nhs.uk/dyn/_assets/_folder4/advanced-practice/multi-

professionalframeworkforadvancedclinicalpracticeinengland.pdf

 

 

HCPC, (2024) Scope of Practice. https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/meeting-our-

standards/scope-of-practice/

 

HCPC (2025) Scope of Practice. Available online at: https://www.hcpc-

uk.org/standards/meeting-our-standards/scope-of-practice.

 

HCPC (2025a) Standards. https://www.hcpc-uk.org/standards/

 

Imison C, Castle-Clarke S, Watson R, Mortimer D, Stephen P. (2016) Nuffield

Trust: Reshaping the workforce to deliver the care patients need.

www.nuffieldtrust.org. uk/publications/reshaping-the-workforce

 

National Leadership and Innovation Agency for Healthcare (2011) Framework for

Advanced Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Practice in Wales.

Available at:

https://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/829/NLIAH%20Advanced%20Practic

e%20Framework.pdf

 

NHS (2025a) Multi-Professional Advanced Practice Framework. Available online

at: https://advanced-practice.hee.nhs.uk/multi-professional-framework-for-advanced-

practice/

 

NHS (2025b) Workplace Supervision for Advanced Practice. Available online at:

https://advanced-practice.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/supervision/

 

NHS Employers (2022) Professional Regulation.

https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/professional-regulation

 

NMC (2015) The Code https://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/code/

 

NMC (2024a) Advanced Practice Key line of enquiry 3 Scope of practice and

level of practice considerations in the regulation of Advanced Practice.

Available online at: https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/advanced-practice-

review/kloes/kloe-3-final-20240326.pdf

 

NMC (2024b) Advanced Practice Key line of enquiry 4: Task shifting rationale and balancing with person-centred care principles.

https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/advanced-practice-review/kloes/kloe-4-final-

20240326.pdf

 

Palmer, W. Julian, S. Vaughan, L. (2023) Nuffield Trust: Independent report on

the regulation of advanced practice in nursing and midwifery.

https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-

05/Advanced%20practice%20report%20FINAL%5B69%5D.pdf

 

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Boundaries

 

Doel, M., Allmark, P. J., Conway, P., Cowburn, M., Flynn, M., Nelson, P. and Tod, A.

(2009). Professional boundaries: crossing a line or entering the shadows?

British Journal of Social Work, 40 (6), 1866-1889. 

 

 

Scope

 

Downie, S, Walsh, J, Kirk-Brown, A, Haines, T. (2023) How can scope of practice be

described and conceptualised in medical and health professions? A systematic

review for scoping and content analysis. International Journal of Health Planning

Management. 2023:38:1184-1211. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37434288/

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Jacob, E, Barnett, A, Sellick, K, McKenna, L. (2013) Scope of practice for Australian

enrolled nurses: evolution and practice issues. Contemp Nurse. 2013

Oct;45(2):155-63. doi: 10.5172/conu.2013.45.2.155.

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Phipps, O. (2023) Scope of Practice in Hill, B. Diamond-Fox, S. (2023) Advanced

Clinical Practice at a Glance. Wiley. London

 

Phipps, O. (2024) Governance in Diamond-Fox, S. Hill, B. Stone, S. McCrea, C.

Gardener, N. & Roberts, A. The Advanced Practitioner in Acute, Emergency &

Critical Care. Wiley. London

 

Scanlon, A, Cashin, A, Bryce, J, Kelly, JG, Buckely, T. (2016) The complexities of

defining nurse practitioner scope of practice in the Australian context. Collegian 23,

129—142.

 

 

 

 Supervision

  

Harding, D. (2019) Developing Practitioner Permeability: A new take on training

for uncertainty for the health and care professions? https://naep-uk.org/wp-

content/uploads/2021/04/Deborah-Harding-NAEP-2019.pdf

 

Harding, 2022 Navigating Practice Uncertainties.

https://healthinnovationnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Deborah-

Hardings-slides.pdf

 

Health Education England (2021) The Centre for Advancing Practice - Workplace

Supervision for Advanced Clinical Practice: An integrated multi-professional

approach for practitioner development.

https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Workplace%20Supervision%20for%20ACPs.pdf

 

 

Titles:

 

Leary, A, Maclaine, K, Trevatt, P, Punshon, G. (2017) Variation in job titles within

the nursing workforce. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2017;1–6.

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