Competencies for advanced clinical practice (ACP) hand therapists in first-line management of closed hand fractures: Results of a United-Kingdom (UK) stakeholder consensus study

Katia Fournier, Lily Li, Lisa Newington, Alexia Karantana, Grainne Bourke, Ryan W Trickett, Donna L Kennedy, Department of hand therapy, Charing Cross and St Mary, s Hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Department of Trauma , Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Bone and Joint Health, Queen Mary University of London, Hand Therapy, Barts Health NHS Trust, London Centre for Work and Health, Centre for Evidence Based Hand Surgery, University of Nottingham, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, University Hospital of Wales, Human Performance Group, Department of Surgery , Imperial College London

Hand Therapy

Published online on June 02, 2025

Abstract

Hand Therapy, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 13-21, March 2026.
IntroductionIn the United Kingdom [UK], Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) roles are being developed to improve access to high-quality patient care, where healthcare services are struggling to meet steadily increasing service demands. Increasingly, ACP hand ...