Community nursing in the 21st century: who, where, what, how?

Change is a given in the health service, but the changes currently under way are particularly important in the opportunities they offer district nurses to expand and develop their roles. In this article, the director of the Queen's Nursing Institute, which pioneered the training and development of district nurses, examines what can be learned from the past and present, in an attempt to inform the future direction of district nursing.