Futureproofing community children’s nursing (January 2020)

Summary

This guidance wriiten by the Royal College of Nursing, is for health care professionals, service providers and those involved with planning and commissioning services.

It sets out the RCN’s perspective on contemporary and future children and young people’s nursing services in the home and community setting. It also underlines the increasingly crucial role played by community children’s nurses as they provide integrated care closer to home. It explores the legislative and policy agenda, defines the role of the CCN, sets out the core principles of providing care, considers variations in how the needs of families are assessed across the four countries of the UK and outlines examples of current models of care and service delivery.