title: Specialist nurses for older people.
abstract: The profession needs to identify where specialist nursing expertise fits in In the JAN article, Dr Jan Reed Professor of Health Care for Older People at Northumbria University, and colleagues argue that the everyday activities of specialist nurses for older people seem to be driven by policies, resources and the personal characteristics of the individual nurse, rather than ideas of universal service user needs or wishes. They struggle to fit existing posts with theories about nursing older people, and the implications for education and training.
authors.affiliation: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Care Homes Support Team.
authors.forename: Nicky
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nazarko
authors.affiliation: Mental health liaison (Older People), Hampshire Partnership NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Dr Gwyn
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Grout