
District and Community Nursing Forum
Supporting district and community nurses working to provide quality patient and family care
Have your say on the future of community health care
If you work in England or Northern Ireland, we want to hear from you.
Community nurses are essential to helping people live healthier lives in their communities, and government plans for neighbourhood health teams and services need your expertise.

About the District and Community Nursing Forum

The benefits of joining this forum
- Get access to relevant ¿ìèÊÓÆµ resources
- Communicate with colleagues within your speciality and get peer support when you need it most
- Share good practice and improve nursing care
Join our monthly district and community nursing webinars
We're holding a monthly webinar in collaboration with NHS England on the third Thursday of every month.
Come along to hear from fellow members, share examples of good practice, review national updates and be involved in all things district and community nursing. Recordings of the webinars are also available.

Helpful resources
Get to know the forum committee
Further resources
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Shifting care to the community. Our community nursing expert Christine shares her view on why community nurses must be invested in now.
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Championing community nursing - the power of our forum. Our forum Chair Gail Goddard, explores the work of the forum, its role in shaping the future of community nursing, and why now is a crucial time to amplify our collective voice.
- International nurses: how to recognise experience and thrive. At ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress 2024, members of the Steering Group led a learning session about how Internationally educated nurses have been encouraged to thrive in the community and also in hospital settings. The session was run in cooperation with the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Wessex Branch. View the event recording. If you would like to get involved in a conversation about how best, we support our internationally educated nurses in the community please do get in touch.
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