Resources

Dr Debbie Parnell and Amira Obeid describe an audit of diabetic care.
Dr Debbie Parnell is a GP at the Black Country Practice, Tipton.
Amira Sarah Obeid MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, RHV, DPS:N (CHS), FETC, Cert FP, Dip CHD, CIDC, was an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Black Country Practice, Tipton at the time of writing. She currently works as a Nurse Practitioner, Lordswood Surgery, Birmingham. Article accepted for publication: June 2002

Jenny Marsh describes a clinic which was developed to meet the needs of children requiring circumcision for cultural reasons.
Jenny Marsh RGN, DNCert, BA (Hons) is a Community Anticoagulation Nurse, Public Health, De Montfort University, Leicester. Article accepted for publication: November 2002

Topics:  Complications

Sarah-Jane Hughes discusses the importance of good nutrition for optimum wound healing.
Sarah-Jane Hughes BSc (Hons), MSc, PGDip, SRD is a Senior Dietitian, Royal Hospitals Trust, Belfast. Article accepted for publication: December 2002

Topics:  Wound healing

Sylvie Hampton describes a pilot evaluation of a carbon dressing.
Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc (Hons), DpSN, RGN is a Tissue Viability Consultant, Eastbourne.
Article accepted for publication: September 2002

Paddy Foster & Lynda Sibson evaluate a rapid response service which involved both independent providers and NHS staff and highlight the development of successful initiatives.Paddy Foster RGN, ONC, BSc is a Nestor Primecare Nurse in Hertfordshire. Lynda Sibson MSc, RGN, RSCN is a Nurse Consultant, Hertfordshire. Article accepted for publication: May 2002

Topics:  Assessment