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Learning by degrees

Jan Draper Course Director, BSc (Hons) Gerontological Nursing, RCN Institute

The National Service Framework for Older People (DoH 2001a) clearly sets out the government’s strategic intentions for the development of services to meet the health and social care needs of older people. In order to make these plans a reality, not only are fundamental changes required in the way health and social services are organised and delivered but also in the way in which nurses and allied health professionals are educated.

Nursing Older People. 14, 2, 30-31. doi: 10.7748/nop.14.2.30.s16

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