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NURSING For HEALTH: TWO YEARS ON
FOREWORD
It is now some two years since
Nursing for Health was published. The review process that led to the report set out to be very inclusive, engaging nurses, midwives and health visitors from a variety of backgrounds, as well as partners from a wide range of agencies and professions.
What is particularly rewarding, when reflecting on what has been achieved over the last two years, is the extent to which the challenging and wide ranging recommendations have been adopted by nurses, midwives and health visitors at all levels, and by colleagues in public health and primary care. The extent of what has already been achieved is impressive and is a great tribute to everyone who has been involved.
This report summarises the significant achievements across Scotland, giving just a taste of the wide variety of practice developments that have been taken forward and setting out some of the remaining challenges in achieving the vision of the future developed by nurses.
The report also acknowledges that the world has moved on since
Nursing for Health was published. The new focus on health improvement set out in the White Paper:
Partnership for Care and
Health Improvement in Scotland: The Challenge creates new opportunities to develop nursing's contribution to health improvement.
Nursing for Health - Two Years On marks a transition for nursing into the mainstream of health improvement. Further work will continue at local and national levels to consolidate and build upon what has been achieved over the last two years and to ensure that good practice is celebrated and shared. With a renewed focus on health improvement at national and local levels,
Nursing for Health's goals will increasingly be taken forward in an integrated way as outlined in
Chapter 4.
Two years on, while there is still much to do, nursing is, more than ever, recognised and valued for it's contribution to improving the health of Scotland's people. The challenge now is to prove that together we can make a difference.
Anne Jarvie
Chief Nursing Officer
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