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Transforming Roles paper 6: role of the general practice nurse 2025

Published: 5 February 2025
Directorate: Primary Care Directorate, +1 more … Chief Nursing Officer Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781836910077

This refreshed paper sets out the changing role of the General Practice Nurse, to support the future workforce and reflect changes in health and social care policy. This paper is part of a wider review of the Transforming Roles Programme.

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1 Then known as ‘Transforming Nursing Roles’. Scottish Government: Transforming Nursing Roles Paper 06 Developing the general practice nursing role in integrated community nursing teams

2 The Scottish Government: The Scottish Health Survey 2021 - volume 1: main report

3 National Library of Medicine: “Getting sicker quicker”: Does living in a more deprived neighbourhood mean your health deteriorates faster?

4 National Library of Medicine: Forecasting the future burden of disease in Scotland

5 Public Health Scotland: In-hours general practice activity visualisation

6 TURAS Data Intelligence - NHS Education for Scotland: General Practice Workforce Survey 2023

7 Royal College of Nursing: UCAS figures showing applicants to nursing courses in Scotland down by 24%

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