Research delivery secondments: A scoping review.

Aim: To explore and summarise published literature with regards to secondments to clinical research and to identify the gaps in research to inform further work.

Design: Systematic scoping review.

Method: A scoping review was undertaken in accordance with the Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence and Research framework.

The consultant practitioner: an evolving role to meet changing NHS needs.

Unlabelled: Since the introduction of the consultant practitioner role, with its huge variability in purpose and context, it has had to evolve in response to the changing needs of the NHS to achieve sustainability and transformation of services.

Aim: This article reflects on the relevance of the consultant practitioner role and the impact of an action learning set in hastening its evolution in one NHS foundation trust.

Method: From a process of collective critical reflection on their practice, six consultant practitioners analysed the impact they have had on influencing services and empowerment of their patients.

Supporting clinical leadership through action: The nurse consultant role.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an action learning set to enhance clinical leadership and extend their scope and confidence more strategically.

Background: As the most senior clinical role in most healthcare systems, the consultant nurse role is a solitary one. They are required to develop personal resilience, commitment and a belief in their ability to lead, with new consultants needing a strong support network to succeed.

Critical care outreach--a meaningful evaluation.

Advances in medicine and changes in health care provision have resulted in increasingly innovative methods of delivering health care, such as the development of critical care outreach teams (CCOTs). These teams aim to respond to the needs of the critically ill patient, regardless of the patient's location within the acute hospital. The aim of this audit was to assess one aspect of the effectiveness of the Outreach team by examining the attitudes and opinions of the hospital clinical staff towards the outreach service provided.