Getting patients to access the care they need is not always easy. Jason Beckford-Ball spoke to Laura Westwick about one project in east London that is connecting cancer patients with local services...
Wendy Clatworthy looks at the extent to which the contemporary policy context of communiity care, facilitates the development of collaborative working between health and social care professionals.
Elaine Higson discusses the merits of pneumococcus and flu vaccinations for wide sections of the population.
Elaine C. Higson SRN, NDN, is a Practice Nurse, Goodwood Court Medical Centre, Hove. Formerly District Nursing Sister Frenchay Health Authority, Bristol.
Article accepted for publication
September 2001.
Maureen Beech investigates the implications of integrated nursing teams in primary care.
Maureen Beech BA (Hons), RGN, BSc (Hons) Community Nursing is a District Nurse with Mendip Primary Care Trust, Somerset.
Article accepted for publication October 2001.
Ian Pomfret and Frank Booth discuss the benchmarking of continence services and describe the experiences of neighbouring primary care trusts Flyde Coast PCT and Chorley and South Ribble PCT
Ian Pomfret RGN, DN Cert, PWT, is District Continence Adviser, with Chorley and South Ribble PCT. Frank Booth RGN, DN Cert, is Head of Continence Services with Fylde PCT.
Article accepted for publication: July 2004
Trish Bell examines how alternative practice placements progressed through different stages
Trish Bell RGN, RN (Child) wrote this article whilst studying for the Community Specialist Practitioner Award in Children's Nursing. Article accepted for publication: May 2005
Runner-up in our “Excellence in Practice” awards Teresa Davies discusses the need for community teams to undertake an active role in the fight against obesity
Teresa Davies BN (Hons), RGN is a Community Nurse, Corwen and Llangollen District Nurses, Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust
