Sue Hill was previously a district nurse in the New Forest and is now the community nurse advisor for NHS England.
JCN talks to those working in the community.
Dinah Latham is a retired community nurse from Buckinghamshire and author of Walking Forward, Looking Back a new novel about district nursing.
JCN talks to those working in the community.
Soline Jerram, director of clinical quality and primary care, Brighton and Hove, Clinical Commissioning Group
Every year there are seasonal spikes in infant hospital admissions for bronchiolitis, a common respiratory infection that affects vulnerable infants and usually occurs between November and March. Bronchiolitis is the most common cause of infant hospital admissions during the winter months and since 2004, admissions have increased by more than 50%.
Through events and consultations held by the Queen’s Nursing Institute’s (QNI) homeless health network, community nurses are identifying emerging issues affecting their patients and their workforce.
Earlier this summer, the QNI repeated a study it first carried out last year measuring the number of district nursing specialist
practitioner programmes (SPQ) being offered by UK universities, and the number of district nurses qualifying this summer.
Through events and consultations held by the Queen’s Nursing Institute’s (QNI) homeless health network, community nurses are identifying emerging issues affecting their patients and their workforce.
JCN talks to those working in the community.
Sarah Kucukmetin, community nurse specialist, Prostate Cancer UK
People experiencing homelessness are among the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in our society. There is no such thing as an average or normal homeless person — they are all unique with their own strengths, hopes, backgrounds, feelings and motivations and all have a unique story to tell about their route into homelessness. Most also have a vision of a life out of homelessness. Just as these personal stories differ, so too do the health conditions experienced by homeless people.
JCN talks to those working in the community.
Helen Brewah is a community matron in Hampshire
