Leadership And Governance For Advanced Clinical Practice

Leadership and Governance for Advanced Clinical PracticeIntroductionThe purpose of this assignment is to discuss a service development initiative undertaken by a trainee advanced clinical practitioner (ACP). The ACP is part of the hospital at night (H@N) team, although the role is carried independently over twelve hours throughout the night shift being responsible for patients under the medical team. The role also encompasses holding the critical care outreach bleep which involves attending all cardiac arrests, medical emergencies and the responsibility of assessing, treating those patients that require respiratory and managing those who are already ventilated. The National Health Service in the United Kingdom is experiencing a chronic shortage of doctors, particularly in intensive care due to an ageing population and an increasing number of patients requiring care for long-term conditions. The unavailability of enough doctors has forced the sector to explore alternative roles that will address this problem. The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) was developed to provide a structured training program for registered nurses and allied health professionals to continually advance their skills and knowledge to enable them to provide a safe, effective, and timely care for people accessing healthcare services. Today, the roles of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) are