International emergency nursing
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In 2000, the government launched their agenda to modernise the National Health Service to deliver high quality care. Within this agenda, Emergency Care provision was seen as a priority. Primarily national targets were set to reduce waiting times in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments to no more than 4h from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge. ⋯ Locally, emergency care was a key priority in Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic Health Authority. As a result the Workforce Development Directorate commissioned this project to scope the nursing workforce to identify nursing staff numbers; roles and titles; and educational preparation. Variations of new nursing roles and titles: educational preparation for all nursing staff; nursing staff establishments compared to national recommendations in particular Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Registered Children's Nurses and Healthcare Assistants and Out of Hours provision are key themes that have been presented together with recommendations.