Scottish Government

Promoting Health, Supporting Inclusion

The national review of the contribution of
all nurses and midwives to the care and
support of people with learning disabilities

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Contents

Foreword by the Minister for Health and Community Care

Introduction by the Chief Nursing Officer

1. Background to the National Nursing Review

2. The policy framework for the Review

3. The nursing profession in Scotland

4. The current contribution of nurses and midwives

5. Meeting needs with the Tiered Model

6. Community, public health and strategic approaches to care

7. Primary care and directly accessed health services

8. Health services accessed via primary care

9. Specialist locality health services

10. Specialist area and regional health services

11. Working across all the Tiers: Education and development

12. Working across all the Tiers: Standards, monitoring and research

Summary

Appendices

Glossary

References

Acknowledgements