Nurse-Led Clinics: Practice Issues provides a much-needed overview of this new arena for nursing and illustrates the key points through chapters written by experienced nurses who have set up and run clinics in their own specialty.

Richard Hatchett trained as a Registered General Nurse specialising in cardiac and intensive care nursing before taking up his current post as Principal Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at London South Bank University. His interest in nurse-led clinics stems from Masters level work at City University, London. He has published widely and is co-editor of Cardiac Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide.

1. The Emergence of the Modern Nurse-Led Clinic 2. Professional Development in the Nurse Led Clinic 3. Managing Medicines 4. Effectiveness and Evaluation of the Nurse Led Clinic 5. Setting up the Nurse Led Clinic: A Framework for Practice Case Studies 6. The Nurse Led Clinic in Contraception 7. The Nurse led Clinic for Patients Following Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) 8. The Nurse Led Clinic in Diabetes