Emily Khattak – Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) are nurses who have undertaken a master’s level training in clinical practice. ANPs have authority in patient diagnosis and are trusted to independently assess, diagnose, manage, and prescribe for patients. Emily worked as a practice nurse for 5 years before completing a MSc in advanced practice in 2021.
Practice Nurses are fully trained in a wide range of skills including immunisations, health promotion, contraception and management of long-term conditions e.g. advice on diet and lifestyle choices, coronary heart disease, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, smoking cessation and obesity. Practice Nurses can extend their skills at Diploma Level and see many patients who previously would have seen the Doctor.
The Nursing Team run various Nurse-led clinics for diabetes, asthma, coronary heart disease and COPD as well as providing general nursing services, dressings, removal of sutures and blood tests.