{"title":"The role of community and district nurses","authors":"Michelle McBride, Cliff Kilgore, Neesha Oozageer Gunowa","doi":"10.1016/j.intcar.2024.100231","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Community and district nurses play a pivotal role in the healthcare system, serving as a bridge between hospitals and the communities they serve. Despite the increasing emphasis on preventing hospital admissions and providing care in the community, district nursing services often remain underfunded and under recognized. This article highlights the critical role of nurses working in the community, delving into their wide-ranging responsibilities and their significant impact on both individual and community wellbeing. It offers valuable insights for those considering a career in community nursing.</div><div>Although the NHS continues to face growing demands and resource limitations, district nurses remain central to the provision of community care. Their advanced skills enable them to deliver holistic care, allowing patients to remain in their homes while adapting to the ever-changing needs of the healthcare landscape. With workforce expansion plans underway, district nurses are poised to meet the challenges of the future, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care in the community.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100283,"journal":{"name":"Clinics in Integrated Care","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinics in Integrated Care","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666869624000460","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Community and district nurses play a pivotal role in the healthcare system, serving as a bridge between hospitals and the communities they serve. Despite the increasing emphasis on preventing hospital admissions and providing care in the community, district nursing services often remain underfunded and under recognized. This article highlights the critical role of nurses working in the community, delving into their wide-ranging responsibilities and their significant impact on both individual and community wellbeing. It offers valuable insights for those considering a career in community nursing.
Although the NHS continues to face growing demands and resource limitations, district nurses remain central to the provision of community care. Their advanced skills enable them to deliver holistic care, allowing patients to remain in their homes while adapting to the ever-changing needs of the healthcare landscape. With workforce expansion plans underway, district nurses are poised to meet the challenges of the future, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care in the community.
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