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Book of the month The Principles of Health Visiting: opening the door to public health practice in the 21st century Sarah Cowley and Marion Frost CPHVA, 2006 ISBN: 978-1-872278-68-1, £10 members £15
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This is an essential text for any practising health visitor or Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) student because it draws together key issues in relation to public health nursing and health visiting practice.
The original Principles of Health Visiting (CETHV.1977) were re-examined in 1992, (Twinn and Cowley,1992) and found to be as relevant 15 years later as they were when they were first written.
However, much has changed in the NHS and public health environments...