A new vision and service model for district nursing has now been published.
This vision builds on ‘Compassion in Practice’, the national vision for nurses midwives and care staff. It was developed by a strategic partnership of the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board Authority, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, and with the district nurse leaders and practitioners. The vision recognises the unique and specialist contribution of district nurses and their teams.
Viv Bennett, Director of Nursing DH/PHE said: “In order to meet the needs of our ageing population we have to change the way we work and provide more care in the community. People are living longer and we need services that support people to be as well and as independent as they can for as long as possible. District nurses have the professional expertise and knowledge to lead and provide these services.”
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