Community nurses are central to the NHSs plans to provide out-of-hospital care,but their numbers are fallingThe ageing population combined with the ongoing drive to keep people at domestic, not in hospital, and reinforces the vital role of community nursing.
Community or district nursing involves acute,complex or close-of-life care at domestic or in non-hospital settings. These specialist nurses who absorb completed a post-graduate qualification are described as the “pillars of the community”, in the 2013 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report, or District nursing harnessing the potential (pdf).
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Source: theguardian.com