Sarah Kraszewski and Kellie Norris explore how changes in policy and patient populations are affecting district nursing and how one course was tailored to address these developments
As a profession, district nursing has experienced significant depletion in recent years. However, district nurses are centre stage in terms of the delivery of government policy to move care closer to the patient’s home. This article reviews some of the challenges faced by district nurses, such as the changing patient demographic and delivering specialist care in people’s homes, the effect of current policy and the development of a new course in one university designed to equip practitioners with the skills required to address the demands of the 21st century.
Primary Health Care. 24, 9, 26-30. doi: 10.7748/phc.24.9.26.e914
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 24 April 2014
Accepted: 15 July 2014
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