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In an era of rapid change and development related to community care, Trent Health has been rethinking the region's approach to community nursing services. A task group set up to examine the issues led to the circulation of a consultative document: the responses revealed widespread support for the concept of a joint single service specification as the key to a 'seamless service' within the community. Work continues in Trent to clarify how nurses can contribute to achieving an effective seamless service.
Anne Southworth (Wed,) studied this question.