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The debate about the role of the practice nurse is not only about practice nursing per se, but raises broader issues about the organization of primary health care Two related issues emerge as significant the role of the practice nurse in providing primary health care, and the effective use of the practice nurse resource in the ‘new’ National Health Service This paper, by drawing on material from a qualitative study, specifically examines the type of work performed by practice nurses and the factors that influence this The responses of practice nurses, general practitioners, Family Health Service Authority (FHSA) advisers, community nurse purchasers and managers of community nursing provider units suggest that a consensus on the future development of practice nursing is unlikely The different stakeholders emphasized different issues, reflecting their own priorities and backgrounds Practice nurses' accounts of the …