{"id":7693,"date":"2020-04-29T11:39:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookmedicalcentre.nhs.uk\/?page_id=7693"},"modified":"2020-04-29T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:49:27","slug":"nurse-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brookmedicalcentre.nhs.uk\/clinics-and-services\/clinics\/clinics\/nurse-practitioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse Practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Our Nurse Practitioners work complementary to the doctors in that they are qualified to examine, and treat, patients with minor illnesses and injuries. Usually they can see patients on the same day or offer them professional advice over the telephone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are able to provide care and prescribe for patients that are suffering from minor, but uncomfortable, illnesses or injures in the daily ’emergency’ clinics. These operate in the mornings and are a joint Doctor\/ Nurse Practitioner service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nurse Practitioners are qualified to offer help and treatment to patients whose conditions fall within their area of practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Examples of the types of problems Nurse Practitioners can advise on and treat are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n