The aim of this report as outlined in the commissioning brief is three fold:
• “To describe the role of the nurse workforce in the development and
implementation of primary health care reform at supra-national, national and
local levels.
• To critically review the evidence base and identify, from a nursing workforce
perspective, key factors in the practice environment which act to inhibit the
development of PHC reform or, conversely, have significant potential to
facilitate/strengthen it.
• To develop a clearly argued, evidence-based policy brief, including illustrative
case study examples, which articulates the important contribution that nurses
can make in future health sector reform focused on primary care
development/enhancement and the delivery of health equity goals, and
contributes to the ongoing dialogue about key drivers in achieving a paradigm
shift to primary health care.