Specialist nurses for older people: implications from UK development sites.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study to explore the development of specialist staffing for older people in six case study sites in the United Kingdom.

Background: In the United Kingdom there has been some concern about the health care available to older people, leading to the development of a National Service Framework. A key theme of this framework is the development of specialist staff skilled in providing services tailored to the needs of older people.