title: Informing the future: 2. Developing the role of community IPCNs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Richard Wells Research Centre, Thames Valley University.
authors.forename: Heather P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Loveday
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mulhall
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellowe
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Eilidh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacRae
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pratt
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom