Policy-makers' views on impact of specialist and advanced practitioner roles in Ireland: the SCAPE study

Aim To ascertain and explore the views held by key healthcare policy-makers on the impact of clinical specialist and advanced practice nursing and midwifery roles. Background Specialist and advanced practice roles are common world-wide and were introduced in Ireland in 2000. After experiencing these roles for a decade, the views of healthcare policy-makers were sought as part of a national evaluation. Methods A qualitative, descriptive design...