GP/advanced nurse practitioner

[purpleme12]

What is the difference?
I mean I know an ANP can do more than a nurse and prescribe things - presumably not everything?
What can a doctor do that an ANP can't? is there a big difference or is she almost a doctor?

A doctor see's the complex cases and can see every patient group. A nurse Practitioner cant see every patient group (children and pregnant ladies) and should pass the more complex cases over to a Dr .

I think ANP can't do things like prescribe controlled drugs, complete do not resuscitate orders, and some other bits. On the whole they are bloody fabulous though and I'd like to see more of them in my GP practice

I'm not a fan of NPs. The one at my GP practice has just tried to put me on what would be permanent medication but my GP agrees with me that this is not needed.

The extra training they get is no replacement for a proper GP training.

Maybe she's just a rubbish one?
In my case it's one of the doctors who's awful (unfortunately the one who works there full time)