title: Optimising productivity, quality and efficiency in community nursing.
abstract: By 2014 the NHS is expected to make £21 billion in efficiency savings and increase productivity by 6% per annum, while maintaining or improving the quality of care. Given that the cost of the 1.7 million strong workforce represents 60% of the NHS budget, changes are likely. This context of innovation and cost-effectiveness has resulted in an ever greater emphasis to fully engage and support community nursing.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, UK.
authors.forename: Agi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McIntosh
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004526:Efficiency; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011361:Professional Competence; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload