Addressing health inequities; the role of the general practice nurse

Heaslip, VA; Nadaf, C

Abstract

General Practice Nurse (GPN) practice is becoming increasingly diverse, due to a changing
patient base and political climate which impacts upon their role. Over the last decade there
has been an increase in the number of foreign born individuals living in the UK, the number
of individuals identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBQT) as well as the
number of people living with a long term health condition or disability. Yet all of these groups
also experience greater health inequalities, despite increasing political drives in the UK and
internationally to address this. General Practice Nurses are ideally placed to address health
inequalities by facilitating health access for diverse groups however in order to do this they
have to recognise and respond to the cultural values of the patient they are working with.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Deposit Date: Oct 19, 2022
• Journal: Practice Nursing
• Print ISSN: 0964-9271
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Publisher URL: https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33032/3/Copy%20for%20BURO%2012.11.19.pdf