An evaluation of the role of the community matron: a literature review

Correspondence: This paper aims to review the current literature and evidence Sue Lillyman relating to the evaluation of the role of the community matron and Ann Saxon the models used in the UK. The Community Matron role was Helen Treml introduced into the UK in 2005 in order to reduce unplanned hospital admissions of patients living with long-term conditions. The literature to date has provided limited evidence of areas of good practice however although this is mainly anecdotal. This paper aims to review the current literature and evidence relating to the evaluation of the role of the community matron and the models used in the UK. This A literature search was undertaken in 2008 using electronic databases, reference lists and other available literature. Papers were sourced from the Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane and the RCN on line library.