Community Nursing and Primary Healthcare in Twentieth-century Britain

This book looks at community nursing history in Great Britain during the twentieth century to examine the significant changes affecting the nurse s work on the district including compulsory registration for general nursing, changes in organisation, training, conditions of service and workload.

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Glossary and Conventions Introduction PART 1: The history of District Nursing. Chapter 1 "Historical Trajectories: c1850-1919" Chapter 2 "What became of the Lady? The inter-war period 1919-1939" Chapter 3 "War to Welfare State: 1939-1948 Chapter 4 "Changing places: 1948-Project 2000" PART 2: Themes and Issues: The district nurse and the changing world of primary health care. Chapter 5 "Town nurse, country nurse: district nursing landscape" Chapter 6 "Technology, treatment and TLC" Chapter 7 "Generals and Generalists" Chapter 8 "Language of Caring: Care and nurses' lives". Chapter 9 "Portraits of a District Nurse" Chapter 10 Conclusion Bibliography