Community health nurses and health navigators ensure future care
09.02.2023 14:35
Joint declaration from the German Nursing Council (DPR), German Professional Association for Nursing Professions (DBfK) and Association of Sisterhoods of the German Red Cross (VdS)
The German Nursing Council e. V. (DPR), the German Professional Association for Nursing Professions – DBfK e. V. and the Association of Sisterhoods of the German Red Cross e. V. (VdS) issued a joint statement.
Christine Vogler, President of the German Nursing Council e. V. (DPR): “The federal government’s coalition agreement rightly provides for the introduction of community health nurses and health pilots. With the implementation of these two professions, the necessary cross-sector and patient-oriented care will make significant progress. This creates valuable synergies. High-quality and, above all, locally secured health and nursing care would therefore be on a much better basis close to home than is the case today. This is a classic win-win situation for all healthcare professions and especially for those in need of help.”
Dr. Bernadette Klapper, Federal Managing Director of the German Professional Association for Nursing Professions – DBfK e. V.: “The community health nurse can cover a wide range of tasks and services. This is important for flexible deployment to secure our health care. Good collaboration with everyone involved in care is essential: the coordinated interaction of community health nurses and health navigators should generate great synergy effects.”
Grace-Gabriela Kottmeier, head of the association and consultant for association development at the Association of Sisterhoods of the German Red Cross. V. (VdS): “I am pleased that with this joint statement “Community Health Nurses and Health Pilots in Regionally Oriented Care” there is another joint statement on a sustainable design of health care. The nursing profession takes on responsibility both in new roles/job profiles directly in health care and, through the nursing professional associations, in the professional policy development and restructuring of the health system.”
Further information
The joint statement by the DPR, the DBfK and the VdS “On the use and cooperation of community health nurses and health navigators in regionally oriented care” is available for download: www.dbfk.de/media/docs/presse/Erklaerung_DPR_DBfK_VdS_Gesundheitslotse_CHN_final.pdf