Quality in Primary Care Open Access

Guest Editorial

Nurses’ roles in primary care: developments and future prospects

• Francine M Cheater, Sarah A Redsell

Guest Editorial

Who needs doctors in general practice?

• Bonnie Sibbald

Research Paper

Case management by nurses in primary care: analysis of 73 ‘success stories’

• Glyn Elwyn, Meryl Williams, Catherine Roberts, Robert G Newcombe, Judith Vincent

Research Paper

Evaluation of community matron services in a large metropolitan city in England

• Yvonne Leighton, Angie Clegg, Alan Bee

Short Report

A feasibility study of a combined nurse/ pharmacist-led chronic pain clinic in primary care

• Michelle Briggs, S Jose? Closs, Kath Marczewski, Joanne Barratt

Quality Improvement Report

Improving health and care for patients by redesigning services: the development and implementation of a clinical assessment service in Harrow Primary Care Trust

• Maxine Offredy, Mary Cleary, Andrew Bland, Anna Donovan, Amol Kelshiker

Discussion Paper

Nurse prescribing: the elephant in the room?

• Barry Strickland-Hodge

Discussion Paper

Hidden dimensions: the analysis of interaction in nurse–patient encounters

• John Chatwin

Discussion Paper

Role transition in primary care settings

• Ian GS Holt

Patient Perspective

Involving patients and the public in health services: the role of nurses

• Christina Funnell, Paul Hodgkin

Knowledge Share

Web alert: evidence-based clinical summaries

• Ben Skinner