title: What does social enterprise mean for community nursing?
abstract: The concept of social enterprise has gained currency since the publication of the health white paper "Our Health, Our Care, Our Say" (Department of Health, 2001). Social enterprise is a way of introducing competition into health-care provision without focusing on extracting maximum profit, since in most cases any profits are reinvested into the enterprise. Rosemary Cook takes a look at the thinking behind social enterprise, its potential role in the NHS and what is could mean for community nursing.
authors.affiliation: Queen's Nursing Institute, London. rosemary@qni.org.uk
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016536:Competitive Medical Plans / Q000458:organization & administration; D004465:Economic Competition; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011332:Privatization; D016730:Program Development; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*