The study is being led by Nurse Practitioners from Redcliffe Hospital and the Community and Oral Health Nursing Director for Service Development.

The new Nurse Practitioner research study will evaluate the effectiveness of acute care nurse practitioners covering the after-hours acute care needs of a vulnerable, frail and elderly cohort of patients in a sub-acute and aged care setting in Metro North.

The Nurse Practitioner after hours service for sub-acute and residential care study is being delivered by David Bishop, Mary Wheeldon, Sharyn Plath and Catherine Forristal, former Redcliffe Hospital Emergency Department Research Manager.