This article recounts the development and implementation of an Advanced Practitioner Interventional Service, performing ultrasound-guided drainage procedures, in one National Health Service Hospital in the UK. The article details and explains the rationale behind implementation of the service, describes the training and supervision required to safely institute the service and documents the problems and limitations encountered during implementation of the service. The service is seen to be a natural progression for the advanced practitioner in ultrasound but with the proviso that there must be a robust support mechanism at all times.
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