Professionals, professionalism and the caring professions, Pamela Abbot and Liz Meerabeau social work, nursing and midwifery - a history, Pamela Abbott and Claire Wallace nursing - will the idea of vocation survive?, Lesley Mackay the case in social work - psychological assessment and social regulation, David McCallum Project 2000 and the nature of nursing knowledge, Liz Meerabeau evidence-based practice - dilemma for health visiting, Kate Robinson professionalism - the dilemmas for midwifery, Mavis Kirkham the de-professionalization of probation officers, Tim May and Jill Annison social work and de-professionalization, Richard Hugman conflict over the grey areas - district nurses and home helps providing community care, Davina Allen doing the right thing? mangerialism and social welfare, John Clarke reflections, Liz Meerabeau and Pamela Abbott.