title: From reforms to modernisation.
abstract: This article investigates how the 1991 and 1993 reforms have affected service delivery. It uses district nursing as a case study to demonstrate how a profession can be changed by the implementation of national health and social policy.
authors.affiliation: Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent at Canterbury.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kesby
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom