title: Improving the knowledge base in older people's care.
abstract: The UK has a rapidly ageing population, and the number of people aged over 75 is projected to double in the next 30 years. In November 2014, King's College London introduced the Older Person's Nurse Fellowship, a pioneering programme designed to give senior nurses the knowledge and skills to optimise quality of life for older people, and lead the way in transforming care and services. This article examines the fellowship programme, its aims and intended effect on practice. It also highlights a series of case study articles by four of the first cohort of fellows beginning in the March issue of Nursing Older People, which will show how the programme is helping senior nurses to improve care in a variety of settings.
authors.affiliation: RCNi.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D011788:Quality of Life; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Older Person’s Nurse Fellowship; advanced practice; comprehensive geriatric assessment; innovation; older people; quality improvement