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The district nursing profession

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MariaPCC 6 November 2025

District nurses, who provide care to people in homes all over the country and operate all hours of the day, are fundamental to the government’s plans to shift more care from hospital to the community. But this new research report shows those plans are unlikely to be achievable unless action is taken to address the state of the district nursing profession. As demand for their care rises, and is set to rise further, an estimated one in four district nurses are leaving the profession and there has been a 43% decline in overall numbers since 2009.

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