title: Experienced practitioners can be trusted to avoid overzealous policing.
abstract: I found Jane Bates' article about parents being afraid of taking their children to A&E worrying (reflections May 16). I am a first-year nursing student (child branch) near the end of an enlightening community placement, where I have spent many months with dedicated health visitors.
authors.affiliation: Abingdon.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Partington