Policy Priorities to Strengthen Specialist Heart Failure Nursing in Europe: Findings from a Delphi Study

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Consensus-defined policy priorities provide an actionable framework to strengthen specialist heart failure nursing across Europe. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Adriano Friganović; C L Farrell; Céline Spoormans; Josep Comin-Colet; Antoni Bayés‐Genís; Taylor Morris; Karolay Lorenty; Lucy Morgan

doi:10.1093/eurjcn/zvag171

August 12, 2026European Journal of Cardiovascular NursingOpen Access

Policy Priorities to Strengthen Specialist Heart Failure Nursing in Europe: Findings from a Delphi Study

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Delphi consensus outlines policy priorities to strengthen specialist heart failure nursing in Europe.

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Identify consensus-based policy priorities necessary to support, standardize, and expand specialist heart failure nursing roles across European healthcare systems.
Applied a structured Delphi consensus study methodology engaging European multidisciplinary cardiovascular experts.
Evaluated policy frameworks, educational standards, and clinical practice models relevant to specialized heart failure nursing.
Established expert consensus on prioritized policy actions required to formally recognize and expand specialist heart failure nursing across Europe.
Identified standardized educational curricula, formal certification, and dedicated institutional funding as essential structural requirements.
Highlighted the crucial role of specialist nurses in multidisciplinary care teams to reduce hospital readmissions and improve cardiovascular patient outcomes.

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Delphi consensus study reveals expert priorities for specialist heart failure nursing in Europe, highlighting key strategies to advance cardiovascular clinical care.

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Friganović et al. (2026) studied this question. Policy priorities to strengthen specialist heart failure nursing in Europe were identified through a Delphi consensus study.

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