In the same year the first district nurse began work in Liverpool; and in 1865 the reform of the much-neglected workhouse nursing was inaugurated by Miss Agnes Jones and twelve nurses from St Thomas's, who took up the work in Liverpool.
Candidates possessing the first qualification are received on trial for one month, after which they complete their six months' training for the second qualification, at the same time entering into an agreement to serve as district nurse for one or two years at the end of the six months.
Anything you tell your District Nurse will remain strictly confidential within your health care team.
Identification of individual patients was made by the district nurse liaison officer and referral made to the district continence adviser.
You should be able to get these through a district nurse or nurse continence adviser.
