Dee Davies and Ruth Northway highlight the health needs of people with disabilities and examine how primary care and community nurses can work together to offer effective health care to this client group

Dee Davies MSc, RNLD, Dip CHS is a Senior Lecturer and Ruth Northway PhD, MSc(Econ), RNLD, ENB 805, CertEd(FE) is a Senior Lecturer. Both work at the School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd CF37 1DL.

Article accepted for publication October 2000.