Abstract
Julie Quick and Sarah Williams - surgical care practitioners and Sarah Addison - consultant surgeon, present their own experiences of the surgical care practitioner (SCP) role and answer the question posed by Kim Sayers (pseudonym): ‘Surgical care practitioners …why?’ (JPP March 2010).
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