Maureen Benbow gives an overview of wound dressing formularies
Maureen Benbow MSc BA RGN HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: February 2007
Fiona Wondergem gives some practical advice for community nurses caring for people with a stoma
Fiona Wondergem BSc (Hons) PG Dip Health Visiting, RGN, RSCN, is a Freelance Health Writer, West Yorkshire
Article accepted for publication: December 2006
Anne Williams overviews the factors that contribute to arm swelling and focuses on the use of modified lymphoedema bandaging techniques (often referred to as palliative bandaging) for patients with arm lymphoedema in advanced cancer.
Anne F Williams RN, MSc, DN, DipNursEd, Cert in Cancer Nursing
Cancer Nursing Research Fellow/Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist, Napier University, Edinburgh/NHS Lothian School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care
Article accepted for publication: February 2007
In the first three articles on drug delivery systems in the treatment of COPD, Margaret Barnett discusses the use of inhalers
Margaret Barnett MSc in Nursing Studies, COPD Dip., is a COPD Specialist Nurse, Chest Clinic, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon.
Article accepted for publication: February 2007
Mohammed Shams Uddin & Richard Byrt discuss the development of a crisis resolution and home treatment service.
Mohammad Shams Uddin BSc (Hons), RN (MH) Part 13, MA (Nursing) is a Mental Health Practitioner with Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service Counties.
Richard Byrt RMN, RNLD, RGN, PhD, BSc (Hons) is a Lecturer-Practitioner at the Arnold Lodge Medium Secure Unit, and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester.
Article accepted for publication: January 2007
Nadia Dossa discusses the issues and challenges surrounding the work that community nurses often face on a night to night basis. The article will explore their role in light of traditional workings and what the future holds for the out of hour's services, in light of governmental policies and the recent white paper, (DoH, 2006).
Nadia Dossa BSc (Hons) Specialist Practitioner/District Nurse, Dip HE, RGN is a Lecturer Primary care & Public Health, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Thames Valley University
Article accepted for publication: January 2007
