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District Nursing at a Glance
Edited by
Matthew Bradby
The Queen's Nursing Institute
1A Henrietta Place
London, UK
This edition first published 2022
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Bradby, Matthew, editor.
Title: District nursing at a glance / Matthew Bradby.
Other titles: At a glance series (Oxford, England)
Description: Hoboken, NJ: Wiley‐Blackwell 2022. | Series: At a glance | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021028067 (print) | LCCN 2021028068 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119023418 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119023425 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119023456 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Community Health Nursing | United Kingdom
Classification: LCC RT98 (print) | LCC RT98 (ebook) | NLM WY 106 | DDC 610.73/43–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021028067 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021028068
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Cover Image: Courtesy of The Queen’s Nursing Institute
This book is dedicated to Alison Burton Shepherd, Queen’s Nurse (1965–2020).
Preface
The nurses who have written the chapters of this book are Queen’s Nurses. The title of Queen’s Nurse was reintroduced by the Queen’s Nursing Institute in 2007 as a way of recognising the excellence of community nursing practice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the three countries where the charity operates. The title has also subsequently been reintroduced north of the border by the Queen’s