title: District nursing is vital.
abstract: Queen's Nursing Institute chief executive Crystal Oldman has welcomed the RCN congress resolution urging RCN council to lobby for all district nurses to have a specialist practice qualification. This provides the ideal route for future talent and must be supported.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bliss
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom