Specialist community public health nursing
Information for nurses with an interest in public health
All specialist community public health nurses are expected to demonstrate high standards of proficiency, as set out in Standards of proficiency for specialist community public health nurses [PDF]
The specialist community public health nurse adviser helps to advise and support on standards, education and practice. There are currently over 27,000 practitioners on the specialist community public health nursing part of the NMC register.
Specialist community public health nurses practice in various service areas, for example:
Read the NMC's position on health visiting