Edwin Tapiwa Chamanga discusses the use of the Waterlow assessment tool in wound management
Edwin Tapiwa Chamanga RGN, BSc (Hons), (BSc Hons) Specialist Community Practice (District Nursing), currently reading for an MSc Skin integrity skills and treatments is a Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, City and Hackney Primary Care Trust, London
Article accepted for publication: September 2009
Acknowledgement: The author would like to acknowledge the contribution of Mr. Prince Sunkwa-Mills, a student in MSc Health Informatics, who assisted in some of the research for this article.
Rebecca Laurie analyses the current literature available on larval therapy and MRSA eradication. By highlighting the findings in key literature this article aims to provide the clinician with strong evidence to promote larval therapy as a treatment of choice for MRSA infected wounds rather than one of last resort
Rebecca Laurie RN (Dip N) is Leg Ulcer Clinic Lead, Derbyshire County PCT
Article accepted for publication: January 2010
Martin Tadej, Dr Steve Young & Sylvie Hampton discuss their use of Accel-Heal®, a Class IIA medical device that proved to be particularly effective in the management of non-healing wounds
Martin Tadej BA, RGN is a Tissue Viability & Research Nurse, Wound Healing Centre, Eastbourne
Dr Steve Young BSC, PhD, FRSM, Skin Science Consultancy
Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc (Hons), DpSN, RGN Work at the Wound Healing Centre, Eastbourne
Maureen Benbow explores the impact of ageing in relation to skin care and wound healing
Maureen Benbow MSc, BA, RGN, HERC is a Senior Lecturer, University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: July 2010
Olivia Byrne & Marcella Kelly discuss a study which explored older Irish peoples’ experience of living with a chronic venous leg ulcer in the community.
Olivia Byrne, MSc, BNS (HONS), RGN, RM, RPHN, RNP is a Public Health Nurse, Health Service Executive West, Galway, Ireland
Marcella Kelly MSc, BSc (HONS), RGN, RM, HV, RPHN is a Public Health Nurse Lecturer, National University of Ireland, Galway
Article accepted for publication: July 2010
Jacky Edwards & Sally Mason review the efficacy of PolyMem Silver dressings
Jacky Edwards RGN, DPSN, BSc(Hons), PGDE, Burns Nurse Consultant
Sally Mason RGN, DPSN, CPS (Burns Care), Burns Outreach Sister, Burn Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester
Article accepted for publication: July 2010
Alison Thompson and Emily Steventon discuss a cost effectiveness case study which looks at improving quality and reducing costs in community leg ulcer management.
Alison Thompson BSc (Hons) Specialist Practitioner and Locality Lead Tissue Viability Nurse.
Emily J. Steventon BSc (Hons), PG Dip is a Research Facilitator (Comprehensive Local Research Network).
Both authors work for Leicestershire County & Rutland Community Health Services.
Article accepted for publication: August 2010
Consent from the patient to present medical details and images in this case study was sought.
Maureen Benbow gives an overview of pressure ulcer prevention clinical guidelines.
Maureen Benbow MSc, BA, RGN, HERC is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: September 2010
Diane Blockley, Lindsey Large, Lynn Spencer & Claire Rashid outline how they approached the need for providing evidence on the recurrence rate of venous leg ulcers for the Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme and discusses the implications for patients and community nurses.
Acknowledgements:
The authors wish to acknowledge the ongoing support of Colleen Brown, Senior Information Analyst and all the Community Nurses in
Leicestershire County and Rutland Community Health Services.
Diane Blockley RN, is a Locality Tissue Viability Lead.
Lindsey Large RN, BSc Hons (Specialist Practitioner) is a Locality Tissue Viability Lead.
Lynn Spencer RN, BA is a Locality Tissue Viability Lead.
Claire Rashid RN, DN, BSc, MSc is, Clinical Effectiveness Lead, Leicester County and Rutland Community Health Services
Article accepted for publication: September 2010
Sylvie Hampton discusses the use of KerraMax®, a superabsorbent dressing, in the management of exuding wounds
Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc(Hons), DpSN, RGN is a Tissue Viability Consultant at the Wound Healing Centre, Eastbourne
Article accepted for publication: November 2010
