NEWS AND NOTES

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Lord Darzi Responds to the ADNE question on the future of District Nursing!

Stephen Phillips (ADNE representative): How do you perceive the role of the District Nurse in the 21 Century given your vision for the health service ?

Ara replies: The local SHA visions all spoke about the potential of nursing to play a bigger role in helping to prevent ill health and treat people closer to home. My report announced that nurses working for primary care trusts at the moment will be able, if they wish, to apply to set up social enterprises in their own right and keep their NHS pensions. I heard throughout the last 12 months that some nurses want to be freed up to get on and provide the high quality care that they wish to.

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

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• CHILTON, S, MELLING K, DREW, D and CLARIDGE A 2004 Nursing in the Community : An Essential guide to practice, Arnold ISBN 0 340 81043 2
• Vision & Values QNI
• Sine D, Appleby F and Frost M (2005) Community Health care Nursing (3rd Edition)

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