Allergy Resources

The presence of mould in the home environment can be a potentially serious health problem and one which needs early recognition, intervention and management.

District and community-based nurses are in a unique position to help recognise the link between mould allergy and its impact on health and support families affected by damp and mould exposure in their homes. Proactive intervention from community nurses not only improves patient health, but may also reduce the burden on the NHS in the long term.

It’s that time of year again where Christmas is a distant memory and the longer evenings start to bring thoughts of summer. Unfortunately, the first shoots of spring also stir the fear of allergies in many of us. Allergies have become a widespread phenomenon and at any one time can affect one-in-four people in the UK. Common allergic conditions include hay fever, asthma, atopic eczema and food allergies, and many of these become worse in the spring/summer months.

Ian Pomfret gives a guide to selecting and fitting penile sheaths.
Ian Pomfret SRN, NDN Cert, PWT, is a District Continence Advisor, Chorley & South Ribble PCT.
Article accepted for publication: September 2006