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Ask the experts is a forum in which nurse consultants working with older people debate an issue in older people’s care and offer advice. this month they consider a question posed by gwen grout about the ability of future generations of nurses to support growing numbers of older people

Older people are the biggest consumers of health care and therefore almost all nurses, whatever their chosen setting and specialty, find themselves directly involved in addressing their needs. Older people often have multiple health and other issues. How can nurses of the future be prepared effectively to take up this role?

Nursing Older People. 17, 4, 14-15. doi: 10.7748/nop.17.4.14.s9

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