Jan Hammett gives a descriptive account about how a series of ten palliative care workshops highlighted the need for more accessible education in the field of palliative care.
Vicky Wilson describes a qualitative research study designed to measure if district nurses are meeting the needs of families caring for terminally ill cancer patients at home.
Erica Denton discusses the importance of good oral hygiene care and palliative care of patients.
Kathy Morris discusses four emergencies that might occur in the treatment of patients with cancer and describes these events and their management.
Patricia Grocott presents a critical review of fungating wound management from a community perspective, using case study data from her study into the palliative management of fungating wounds.
Patricia Grocott PhD, BSc (Hons),
Dip.N (Lond), RGN, Research Associate, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, Kings College Hospital, London.
Article accepted for publication November 1999.
Sonja Mcilfatrick and Carol Curran describe an investigation and evaluation of district nurses' perceptions of their role in palliative care in the community.
Sonja Mcilfatrick MSc, BSc(Hons), RGN, Dip DN, Ad. Dip Prof Dev, PG Dip, Advanced Nursing. Lectureship in Cancer Nursing, University of Ulster at Jordanstown.
Carol Curran MSc, BSc(Hons), RGN, Dip N(Lond), NDN Cert. Adv Dip. Nurse Educ. RNT.
Article accepted for publication June 2000.
Emily Griffiths discusses the need for a multi-professional approach to clear communication in palliative care.
Emily Griffiths M.Phil, B.Nurs (Hons), DN Cert RGN, is a District Nursing Sister, Bay Community NHS Trust, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Article accepted for publication August 2001.
Gill Fleming describes the development of a reference tool to enable community staff to become competent in the use of syringe drivers.
Gill Fleming RGN, is a Staff Nurse with the Community Palliative Care Team, Ulster Community & Hospital Trust in Northern Ireland. At the time of writing she worked in East Belfast.
Article accepted for publication March 2002.
Carl Hanson discusses the importance of good oral hygiene care and palliative care of patients. Carl Hanson is a Head and Neck Macmillan Nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Article accepted for publication: January 2004
