Longstaff Fiona
Post Registration Education Coordinator, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
Br J Community Nurs. 2013 Sep;18(9):446, 448-50. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.9.446.
District nursing as a profession has been under significant threat over the last few years due to a lack of foresight and funding, resulting in an undervalued and underinvested workforce. The once-heralded specialist practitioner programme was slowly decommissioned in all but a handful of universities, leaving no alternative but for community trusts to employ staff nurses in team leader roles without the development the added qualification gave them. In light of the renewed focus on the fundamental advancement of district nurses and recent Government publications clearly reinforcing the district nurse's role, this article argues for the need for educational commissioners and workforce planners to commit to continued investment in this vital profession.
在过去几年里，由于缺乏远见和资金，地区护理作为一项职业一直面临重大威胁，导致这一劳动力群体被低估且投资不足。曾经备受赞誉的专科执业者项目在除少数几所大学外的所有院校中都逐渐停止了，社区信托别无选择，只能雇佣普通护士担任团队领导角色，而这些护士没有获得额外资质所带来的发展。鉴于对地区护士的根本发展重新给予关注，以及近期政府出版物明确强化了地区护士的角色，本文主张教育专员和劳动力规划者有必要继续对这一重要职业进行投资。
