Framework for commissioning community nursing

Framework for commissioning community nursing OFFICIAL 2 OFFICIAL 3 Framework for commissioning community nursing Version number: First published: October 2015 Prepared by: Kathryn Evans, community Nurse Advisor, NHS England, with advice from the community Workforce Expert Reference Group (Appendix 1). Classification: OFFICIAL The NHS commissioning Board (NHS CB) was established on 1 October 2012 as an executive non-departmental public body. Since 1 April 2013, the NHS commissioning Board has used the name NHS England for operational purposes. NHS England s purpose is to create the culture and conditions for health and care services and staff to deliver the highest standard of care.

wellbeing gap, the care and quality gap and the funding and efficiency challenges in the context of rising demand and resources focussed on hospital care. Despite the intended transfer of care closer to or at home there has been only a “0.6% increase in the number of nurses working in the community over the past ten years.” (1 p. 30)

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