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Additional GPN Toolkit Resources

1. Article - Working in General Practice


2. A focused rapid review of the role and impact of the general practice nurse and health care assistant within general practice - by Anne Longbottom, Dr David Chambers, Christele Rebora and Anna Brown


3. Reviewing the roles of nurses and health care assistants in general practice. This article first appeared in Primary Health Care: www.primaryhealthcare.net


4. NHS Direct is at the forefront of 24-hour healthcare - delivering telephone and e-health information services direct to the public.
   It is far more than a telephone health line - NHS Direct has an authoritative website (www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk) and digital TV channel.
   You can contact NHS Direct by calling 0845 4647. The telephone service will triage symptomatic callers to provide guidance on which healthcare provider to access. Nurses can also advise on how to manage an episode of illness at home. NHS Direct also provide information on medical conditions, treatments, medicines, NHS services and NHS policy and procedures.
   A catalogue of NHS Direct promotional materials can be downloaded here


5. General Practice Nursing Preceptorship & Assessment Booklet For newly qualified Nurses or those new to a General Practice Nursing role.


6. RCN Competencies: Advanced Nurse Practitioners