The Federación de Asociaciones de Enfermería Comunitaria y Atención Primaria (FAECAP) is the state federation of primary healthcare and community nursing associations, established in Arnedillo (LA Rioja) on 27 February 1998. The federation is made up of eleven scientific societies (around three thousand members):

- Sociedad de Enfermería de Atención Primaria de Asturias (SEAPA)
- Asociació Balear d’Infermeria Comunitáia (ABIC)
- Asociació d’Infermeria Familiar i Comunitaria de Catalunya (AIFiCC)
- Sociedad Castellano-Manchega de Enfermería de Atención Primaria (SEMAP)
- Sociedad de Enfermería de Atención Primaria Región de Murcia (SEAPREMUR)
- Asociación de Enfermería Comunitaria (AEC)
- Asociación Andaluza de Enfermería Comunitaria (ASANEC)
- Sociedad de Enfermería de Atención Primaria de Castilla y León (SEAPCyL)
- Asociación de Enfermería Comunitaria de Cantabria (AECC)
- Sociedad de Enfermería Familiar y Comunitaria de Extremadura (SEFYCEX)

Aims of FAECAP:

Advocacy and promotion of Public Health Services
Promotion of research for community nursing scientific progress
To Improve nursing care quality
Collaboration with Universities and other Institutions for education and professional development of nurses.
To obtain professional recognition of the nurse speciality
Disseminate a positive professional image for associated members
To establish collaborative links with the Administration to better achieve the goals of the Federation.

FAECAP ACTIVITIES:

FAECAP is a collaborative Federation that works with different levels of the Health Administration (Plan integral del Cáncer, Plan integral de Cardiopatías, National Committee for preventing tobacco consumption) is working in developing the curricula for the future speciality on family and community nursing.

It organizes several scientific congresses, curses, and workshops through its associations in different parts of Spain with the purpose of advancing in the professional development of community nursing.

The federation has a WEB (www.faecap.com) where scientific documents and programmes for scientific activities are placed.

The Journal of community and family nursing is a reality and the first number will be published at the beginning of the 2004.

Most of our resources come from the member’s fees. However, our more important value comes from our members, who are among the highest in motivation and competency.

We are strongly interested in working in a European approach of health care delivery by working with partners from different European countries, and especially in the role of community and family nurses in primary care. We are strongly convinced that FAECAP can be an important partner and that we will put all our expertise in this project and we will give all the collaboration needed in the different fields of the project.

FAECAP PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT

FAECAP will be interested in organizing several professional workshops especially devoted to the development of a services portfolio for community and family nursing in the European perspective.

We agree to provide the necessary means for the project in order to ensure its well doing (staff, equipment, organisation, logistics) within the framework of a specific funding for our organisation.

Granada, 09/03/2003

Manuel López Morales
President of FAECAP