The original documentation was clear that PbC was aimed at all front line professionals. This paper from Unison outlines concern about the engagement of nurses which we think are broadly fair. To move the debate forward I think that it helpful to distinguish the different contributions possble from (i) Nurses (ii) Organisations containing nurses (iii) Organisations led by Nurses.
(i) Individual nurses have skills that can suport the commissioning process, often formally identified as health needs assessment. (ii) In organisations that contain nurses, it is often the nurses that are closest to the patient delivering the all important work. For examples (and a bit more background reading) see this paper from the RCN. (iii) For organisations that are lead by nurses there are the same opportunities to improve patient care as there is for anybody else. We are please to be working with established and developing teams that are nurse led.
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