Part One Developing the Professional Infrastructure - Introduction: Strategic planning in the era of AIDS, Ian Hicken and Jean Faugier; HIV/AIDS research evidence: dilemmas and lessons in a multiprofessional context, Jean Faugier and Ian Hicken; Clinical supervision and staff support in HIV AND AIDS nursing, Jean-Faugier and Ian Hicken; AIDS: ethical dilemmas and the nursing response, Steve Wright; The education debate, Carol Pellowe. Part Two Models, Settings and Responses - Introduction: Primary care and HIV/AIDS, John Hooker; Community nursing and HIV - challenging the system, Neil Brocklehurst and Geraldine Reilly; Hospital services and HIV/AIDS, Margaret Worsley; Models of care - Part 1: Inpatient care, Carol smith, Part 2: Day and respite care, Sarah Holmes Smith; Families: responding to need - Part 1: The 20th century family and HIV, Tony Harrison, Part 2: Family care - the Mildmay Mission Hospital Mavis Hibbard. Part Three - Future Challenges - Expanding the Horizons - Introduction: Reducing inequality of access and care provision for people affected by HIV/AIDS, Steve Cranfield; out of sight, out of mind, Patrick Coyne and Carmel Clancy; Marrying mind and matter, Stephen Firn; Establishing a nursing agenda for HIV/AIDS, Ian Hicken and Jean Faugier.