TY - JOUR AU - Henshall, Catherine AU - Doherty, Andrea AU - Green, Helen AU - Westcott, Liz AU - Aveyard, Helen PY - 2018 DA - 2018/09/10 TI - The role of the assistant practitioner in the clinical setting: a focus group study JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 695 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Assistant practitioners have knowledge and skills beyond the level of traditional support workers, and work in many clinical settings. However, some assistant practitioners lack a clearly defined role and may be under-used due to issues around accountability and uncertainty about their purpose. This paper explores the assistant practitioner role from the perspectives of assistant practitioners and registered nurses. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3506-y DO - 10.1186/s12913-018-3506-y ID - Henshall2018 ER -