Informing the future: 2. Developing the role of community IPCNs.
This paper is the second in a two-part series summarising the main findings and conclusions of a review of the roles and responsibilities of infection prevention and control nurses commissioned by the Department of Health. It describes the core work of IPCNs, discusses the strengths and constraints of the current role and makes suggestions for future development.
Loveday
Heather P
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Richard Wells Research Centre, Thames Valley University.
Harper
Peter J
PJ
Mulhall
Anne
A
Pellowe
Carol
C
Howard
Janet
J
MacRae
Eilidh
E
Pratt
Robert J
RJ
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