At a time of great change, the moves towards a primary healthcare led NHS are challenging nurses to rethink their roles, organisation and strategy. This book combines an analysis of policies which have shaped community nursing from the 19th century with an exploration of recent trends and developments. Illustrated throughout with examples of present responses to current policies, this book will be invaluable for all community nurses, both practising and student, as well as for policy-makers and sociologists.

ANNE KELLY is Lecturer in Primary Health Care and Public Health at the University of Wales, Swansea, UK.

PART 1: Introduction
The Construction of Community Nursing
The Welfare State, Social Democracy and the Nation's Health
Constructing Communities; Policies and Cultures
PART 2: Concepts of Community Nursing
Constructions of Community Nursing Roles
The Front Line; Community Nursing, Policies of Community and Governmentality
Re-Constructing an Image for the 21st Century.