An Action Research Project Evolving Practice in Unscheduled Care: Using Action Research as a Systematic Process to Evaluate the Development of Nursing Roles, and the Impact this has on Service Delivery
The government's commitment to improving the nation's health and building a modern 21st century NHS has resulted in the development of new organisational roles and structures. Indeed many of the current UK health reforms and government plans outline initiatives that focus on a flexible and adaptable workforce who can plan and deliver new services in different ways, creating the foundations for a modern and responsive workforce which can provide integrated and seamless care.
This paper outlines evolving practice within Unscheduled Care environments (emergency care) using action research as a systematic process to evaluate the development of nursing roles, and the impact this has had on service delivery and patient care.
Keywords: Emergency Care, Practice Development, Change Management
Ms Gillian Corbett
Lead Nurse MINTS Project, NHS Lanarkshire Acute Division
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Ms Patricia Watson
Senior Lecturer, Degrees and Postgraduate Studies, Bell College School of Health Studies, Caird Building Hamilon Scotland
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Ref: M06P0210