Article topics: Expanding the scope of practice, New initiatives in public health, Patient expectations
Susan Winterburn and Elaine Lodge outline the development of minor
illness management by community nurses
Susan Winterburn BSc, M Med Sci, RGN, RHV, Cert Ed. is a Senior Nursing Lecturer/
Health Visitor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Samuel Fox House, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.
Elaine Lodge MA, RGN, DN, PN, FAETC. is a Practice Principal, Nurse-Led General Practice, Creswell Primary Care Centre, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Article accepted for publication: March 2004