title: Reviewing education challenges and solutions for health professionals in community care.
abstract: The biggest asset of the NHS is its staff. Health professionals working in the community are faced with a number of challenges to maintain and develop their knowledge and skills in their clinical practice. NHS England's Five Year Forward View describes the need for change, identifying the necessity to reshape care delivery, harnessing technology, and driving down variations in quality and safety of care. This article explores some of the challenges faced by community health-care providers and reviews possible solutions to meet community health-care needs for now as well as the future.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Consultant and Honorary Lecturer for End-of-Life Care, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirk
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D013192:Staff Development; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: competency-based education; education; integrated health care systems; mentors; training