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Street level bureaucracy and policy implementation in community public health nursing: A qualitative study of the experiences of student and novice health visitors (2016)
Journal Article
Hughes, A., & Condon, L. (2016). Street level bureaucracy and policy implementation in community public health nursing: A qualitative study of the experiences of student and novice health visitors. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 17(6), 586-598. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423616000220

Aim: To explore the experiences of student and novice health visitors in implementing health visiting policy reform pre- and post-qualification. Background: In England a new policy vision has led to major changes in public health nursing. Increasi... Read More about Street level bureaucracy and policy implementation in community public health nursing: A qualitative study of the experiences of student and novice health visitors.

The challenge of contributing to policy making in primary care: The gendered experiences and strategies of nurses (2010)
Journal Article
Hughes, A. (2010). The challenge of contributing to policy making in primary care: The gendered experiences and strategies of nurses. Sociology of Health and Illness, 32(7), 977-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01258.x

This paper explores nurses' experiences as members of primary care organisations set up to develop and commission health services for local communities. Nurses, alongside GPs and other health professionals, were given a place on the governing bodies... Read More about The challenge of contributing to policy making in primary care: The gendered experiences and strategies of nurses.