Burnet Karen, Chapman Dawn, Wishart Gordon, Purushotham Anand
Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge.
Nurs Stand. 2004;18(45):38-42. doi: 10.7748/ns2004.07.18.45.38.c3651.
This article describes how one regional breast unit has incorporated the traditional role of the breast care nurse and the developing role of the nurse practitioner into valued and complementary members of the multidisciplinary team. It also details how specialist nurse roles have evolved in the unit.