Advanced Practice

What is Advanced Practice (AP)?

NHS England defines advanced practice as a defined level of practice within clinical professions such as nursing, pharmacy, paramedics and occupational therapy. This level of practice is designed to transform and modernise pathways of care, enabling the safe and effective sharing of skills across traditional professional boundaries.

Resources for Advanced Practitioners (APs)

NHS England have developed a range of resources including a Multi-professional framework for advanced practice in England which can be helpful to understand how the role works.

You can also use the Advanced Practice Toolkit which contains information and resources suitable for both employers, commissioners and clinicians.

Subscribe to the NHS England AP newsletter to keep up-to-date with important developments at NHS England.

Information and supporting links for those seeking to undertake Supported e-portfolio Route (for recognition of education and training equivalence.)

The Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS AP Steering Group has authored a Memorandum of Understanding document that contains the recommended minimum standards for qualified APs. This document, having gained approval and sign-off from the ICS Clinical and Care Executive Group, can be used by APs and their employers as guidance.

Evidencing Advanced Practice via HEE’s Centre for Advancing Practice Document

System-wide AP Development in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS) - October 2021

You can download a PDF version of the 'System-wide Advanced Practice (AP) Development in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS)' poster here.

I have been looking at examples of AP information on other ICS’s websites and came across yours. The video is brilliant – you all come across as a team that would be great to work for/with and as an ACP I would feel the support emanating from you. The MOU is superb, the routes into and through AP is gorgeous and simple, the posters are inspired! It looks amazing and I would love to learn a bit more of how you executed your project.

Senior Project Manager in Workforce Development for Advanced Practice, Independent Prescribing & Health Care Science.

Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System | NHS Surrey Heartlands

We’re so pleased Sophie reached out to us to learn more about our AP Project and to hear such nice feedback! If you would like to know more as well, contact us at alliance.hub1@nhs.net

Useful Links

Routes Into and Through Advanced Practice diagram

Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England

Advanced Practice Toolkit

NHS England AP newsletter

AP Memorandum of Understanding

NHS England Employer Readiness Checklist for Advanced Practice

Join our ICS Primary Care AP Network

The ICS Primary Care AP Network Group is now up and running. If you are training or working in advanced practice within Primary Care and would like to join via the link below.

Aims for the Network:

Promote collaborative working

Provide educational and supervisory support for the advanced practitioners

Promote effective and safe practice within the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS)

Sign-up to the Network

Nurses

Allied Health Professions (AHPs)

Pharmacists

Health Care Scientists

Doctors

Physician Associates (PAs)

Physician Associate PA degree

Unregistered healthcare workers

For more information on the different levels of practice (e.g. Initial, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant), read the Multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England.