NPs can be taught to do GP work: Let’s have conversations not an identity crisis about our roles

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NPs can be taught to do GP work: Let’s have conversations not an identity crisis about our roles

12 April 2023

Lucy O'Hagan

Wednesday 12 April 2023, 12:30 AM

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Watching a GP consult was like watching someone spin magic – fourth-year medical student [Image: FotografiaBasica on iStock]

Those who started their career as nurses can be taught complexity and, if done well, should be able to perform at the same level as GPs, writes Lucy O’Hagan

Interesting conversations have emerged since publication of my opinion piece in support of independent nurse practitioners in primary healthcare. A

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Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management

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