The changing role of nursing (New Eurohealth issue)

There is no doubt that the role of nurses has been changing over the past few decades, not only in terms of their evolving clinical and managerial responsibilities but also in terms of their education and training. These processes have been affected in many ways by developments at the European level, not least through directives on the free movement of professionals as well as the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. The latest issue of Eurohealth (volume 22, issue 1), which has just been published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (in which LSE Health is a partner), looks at the changing role of nursing.