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June 2024

Advanced Practice Newsletter latest addition now available here.

We have noticed a glitch with the link on page 11 to the Special Issue: integrated care in rural, remote or island communities. When you click the link you will get the correct address but it sets it up in an email, so you just need to copy the URL into your browser.

 

Previous newsletters can be found in the archive pages.

May 2024

Funding applications for the Multidisciplinary Rural Advanced Practice (RAP) MSc Programme 2024 are now open and close on 31 May 2024. 

Applicants should be currently employed within a rural community team/ primary care (this might include those who cover community hospitals, as well as Primary Care) practice, providing healthcare services within NHS Scotland.

The prerequisite to apply for a NES funded place is that practitioners will have already completed Clinical Assessment and Non-Medical Prescribing Modules (these may be held at either SCQF level 9 or 11, which will enable entry into year 2 of the programme. Practitioners may exit the programme after year 2 with a Diploma in RAP or may choose to continue into year 3 and complete the full MSc RAP Programme.

Please note, only if places and funding allow, we may support some learners with NMP and Clinical Assessment.

To apply for the MSc in Rural Advanced Practice, you will require to meet the University of Highland & Islands admissions criteria.

Please contact the programme lead: Dr Clare Carolan at clare.carolan@uhi.ac.uk for further information.

To apply for funding from NES please click on this link to complete the questionnaire.

https://forms.office.com/e/LAn8tRX61r

April 2024

Advanced Practice Review

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have completed their review and have approved: 

  • developing standards of proficiency for advanced level practice (and associated programme standards),
  • adopting a collaborative approach to develop a UK-wide advanced practice principles framework incorporating a shared position or definition of advanced level practice,
  • ensuring that advanced level practice requirements are included in the wider review of revalidation and the Code scheduled for 2025/26.

For more information, please go to the NMC website

 

New to the toolkit

We now have a navigation tool and learner pathway live on the landing page. We are also adding a range advanced practitioner case studies and recordings to the site like in the prescribing section.

Previous updates and information is available by month here 

February 2024

The Scottish Advanced Practice newsletter is produced for practitioners working in Scotland in advanced practice roles and for those who aspire to become an advanced practitioner. This newsletter will provide detail of advanced practice developments across professional groups in Scotland and is published twice annually. If you would like to join the mailing list, please contact Colette Henderson c.m.j.henderson@dundee.ac.uk   

  • National Advanced Practice newsletter which has been produced for practitioners working in advanced practice roles. This newsletter will provide detail of advanced practice developments across professional groups.

  • National Advanced Practice newsletter which has been produced for practitioners working in advanced practice roles. This newsletter will provide detail of advanced practice developments across professional groups.

  • National Advanced Practice newsletter which has been produced for practitioners working in advanced practice roles. This newsletter will provide detail of advanced practice developments across professional groups.

  • National Advanced Practice newsletter which has been produced for practitioners working in advanced practice roles. This newsletter will provide detail of advanced practice developments across professional groups.

  • National Advanced Practice newsletter which has been produced for practitioners working in advanced practice roles. This newsletter will provide detail of advanced practice developments in Scotland across professional groups and is aligned to the...

November 2023

Advanced Practice Review

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are currently carrying out a review of advanced nursing and midwifery practice, including consideration of whether additional regulation is needed. For more information and to sign up to the community of interest to be kept up to date visit the NMC website.

June 2023

Funding applications for the Multidisciplinary Rural Advanced Practice MSc Programme now open. For more information follow this link

NES applications close 30th June