title: Responding to the challenge--working with the opportunities.
abstract: Sheila Twinn, Margaret Buttigieg and Jane Dauncey argue that the many recent changes in the NHS and their impact on health visiting are far from being wholly negative and provide excellent opportunities for the positive development of the profession. This is already borne out by examples of practice innovation.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Twinn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buttigieg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dauncey
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce