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Education for nurses in primary care: the universities’ perspective

The role of the nurse is evolving and many nurses now provide a spectrum of care that ranges from autonomous consultation and assessment to prescribing, management and treatment. Such developments mark the blurring of professional boundaries in which nurses are seen to be taking on roles which have hitherto been the domain of the medical profession. Cynics may argue that this has occurred by default with nurses being forced to address the growing pressures left by changes in healthcare delivery such as a reduction in junior doctors’ hours. Others would contend that these extended and expanded roles are a natural progression for nurses that give appropriate acknowledgement to the capabilities of a highly qualified and skilled workforce. Whatever the view, nurses predominantly make up the healthcare staff which Sir Andrew Foster identifies as ‘the lifeblood of the NHS’ whose developing skills and abilities are vital to both the quality of patient care and the modernisation of the NHS.