Support matters: a mixed methods scoping study on the use of assistant staff in the delivery of community nursing services in England

• Main Authors: K Spilsbury (Author), S Pender (Author), K Bloor (Author), R Borthwick (Author), K Atkin (Author), D McCaughan (Author), I Watt (Author), U Adderley (Author), A Wakefield (Author), H McKenna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Community nursing (and health) services are faced with the growing challenge of caring for increasingly dependent patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs. Over the past decade there have been changes in the composition of the community nursing workforce with increasing nu...