Anne Moger gives her views on the current opportunities for general practice nurses.

Never has the spotlight on general practice nursing shone so brightly. Some may see this as an uncomfortable position to be in, and, in some ways, as part of the nursing family that sits outside the wider NHS family employed by independent contractors, it is. However, there is always a flip side, and the spotlight, if focused appropriately, will also be a guiding light, helping the profession to move forwards in line with the Five Year Forward View (5YFV) (NHS England, 2014).