TY - JOUR T1 - The contribution of nurse partners to primary health care JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 569 LP - 569 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X687745 VL - 66 IS - 652 AU - Sue Nutbrown Y1 - 2016/11/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/652/569.abstract N2 - There are no official numbers of nurse partners in the UK; most are advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) who have seized an opportunity to develop the autonomy their advanced clinical skills have given them.It has been possible for nurses to become partners in a general practice since 1997 by taking advantage of the PMS contract. However, it was the 2004 GMS contract that ‘opened the gates’ for non GPs to become partners in practices. It is generally acknowledged that the majority of the Quality and Outcomes Framework effort is undertaken by nurses. This involvement in income generation has been given as one of the reasons that nurses may wish to become profit-sharing partners.1A qualitative inquiry (S Nutbrown, unpublished data, 2015), used interviews with GPs, practice managers, nurse partners, and nursing team members to generate a thematic analysis of two interconnected networks: the first (Stepping out the Box) illuminated the unique qualities of nurse partners and … ER -