Sect. 1. Setting the context of practice. 1. Primary health care. 2. The NHS: organisational history, reforms and influence on practice. 3. The organisation of community care. 4. The primary health care team -- Sect. 2. Community health care nursing practice: individuals and families. 5. Community health care nursing in primary health care: a shared future. 6. Conceptual models for practice. 7. Managing change in the contract culture. 8. Clients and carers: the needs of individuals and families. 9. Assessing community health needs. 10. Health promotion. 11. Quality. 12. Research informing practice. 13. Ethics