title: Pre-registration education: learning communities.
abstract: Changes in nurse education in the UK and the introduction of a new pre-registration nursing programme have led to developments in education methods. This article describes the creation of learning communities at Thames Valley University as a means of adapting to the new curriculum.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crooke
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010865:Pilot Projects; D006113:United Kingdom; D014495:Universities