At the heart of this course is the drive to embed district nursing practice with courage, compassion, competence, care, communication and commitment (DH 2012); to develop professionals who are passionate about the future of district nursing.
In offering this, graduates of this programme will be ideally suited for advanced practice roles and those of leaders within healthcare organisations. This preparation reflects the current demands of the NHS and prepares students to be both person-centred and innovators as well as team leaders in complex organisations.