The study suggests that the CAN is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the needs of people with severe mental illness. It is easily learnt by staff from a range of professional backgrounds, and a complete assessment took, on average, around 25 minutes.

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This study suggests that experimental findings that patients prefer community-based to hospital psychiatric services can be generalized to routine services.

· This paper provides a review of current literature which focuses on issues relating to the care of cancer patients in the 21st century and the evolving role of the advanced practitioner in nurse-led clinics in cancer care.· The review, in particular, identi®es more speci®cally the skills used and the patient needs which can be met by innovative nurses working in nurse-led clinics.· An in-depth discussion of a speci®c nurse practitioner's experience allows some of the skills of advanced nursing practice to appear more visible, for example, the assessment and investigation of patients experiencing symptoms associated with colorectal cancer. · The implications for clinicians and educationalists in cancer care is highlighted within the conclusions.