District Nursing Service
South Eastern HSC Trust District Nurses participate in the launch of the District Nursing
Framework 2018 - 2028.
The District Nursing Service is an essential part of the Health and Social Care System and often
makes the difference between people being able to stay at home rather than being admitted to
hospital or nursing home care.
The District Nursing Team assesses care needs and deliver a wide range of nursing interventions to
people in their own homes or close to their home. They play a key role in supporting independence,
managing long term conditions, providing palliative and end of life care and preventing and treating
acute illnesses.
The District Nursing Framework sets out a structure or roadmap for the District Nursing Service in
Northern Ireland, outlining four principles underpinning the District Nursing Service:
• Person Centred
• Efficient and Effective
• Expert
• Integrated and Population Based around General Practice.
District Nursing Framework
Person Centred Efficient and
Effective
Expert Integrated and
Population Based
around General
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