Abdul Pirzada worked as practice nurse in Birmingham for seven years, as a locum GP and physician's assistant.

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I'm a nurse - I'm an advanced practice nurse.

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This means that they will be given an appointment to see a practice nurse within one day and will be guaranteed they will not have to wait more than two days to see a GP.

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It also said that the NHS and its staff needed to recognise that the "typical patient" was an older person and that the Wales strategy for older people needed to be embedded in nurse education, practice and care management.

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Samantha Cohen, prosecuting, told the jury Ms Kaur had begun work as an assistant dental nurse at Shams Moopen Dental Practice in Shefford, Bedfordshire, in November 2011.

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Generally, though, each state handles the relationship with nurse practitioners differently through scope of practice laws.

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Indeed, at a family practice in Sherman, Tex. before buying a Piccolo, the nurse and office manager often stayed until 8 p.m. calling patients with such information.

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The grand jury report from 2011 says the "people who ran this sham medical practice included no doctors other than Gosnell himself, and not even a single nurse, " yet they still made diagnoses, performed procedures and administered drugs.

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