Final Evaluation Report on the Impact of Implementing the Draft Policy on Graduate, Specialist and Advanced Nursing Practice September 2020

The independent evaluation of the policy implementation, commissioned by the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD), HSE was led jointly by Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork.

The evaluation examined the specific impact of Advanced Nurse Practitioners on service challenges using several key indicators such as, access to services, waiting lists, avoidance of unnecessary hospital admissions, improved patient flow, and support for early discharge from hospital.