title: The role of community matrons in supporting patients with long-term conditions.
abstract: The new emphasis on patients with long-term conditions offers a vision of a primary health care service that will reduce the need for hospital admission. This article debates the implications of introducing the new advanced nursing role of community matron for patients with long-term conditions and the opportunities this may offer nursing.
authors.affiliation: Preston Primary Care Trust. Kim.Woodend@prestonpct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Woodend
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care