This directory has been compiled as a means of sharing some of the activities undertaken in the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Development Units (NDUs) which have formed part of the Nursing Developments Programme at the King's Fund. Descriptions have been included of both small and large scale work as a means of capturing the different types of initiatives which go towards developing the service that nurses offer to patients and clients. Vignettes of the various activities are presented. They have been grouped under headings which relate to: team and staff development; knowledge-based practice; developmental work; formal research; and development and marketing.