"The past tells us where we’ve been and we need to use that to move forward. If we don’t look at the past we’re condemned to repeat it.
"There have always been community health challenges – in the 1980s it was inequalities in health. In the 1990s and today it is the cost of the NHS but to some degree our rising costs are a celebration of our success."
She added that a new story is needed for community nursing that "embraces health and social care aspects of the community because that’s where our future is".
She said part of the work of community nurses is to future-proof community care and advise local authorities.
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