Vivien Ogden describes a literature review and a pilot study of anaesthetic gel insertion in male recatheterisation.
Vivien Ogden RGN, Dip DN Community Nursing Studies is a District Nursing Sister, Grovelands Medical Centre, Reading, Berks.
Article accepted for publication: July 2002
John Robinson runs through a few practical steps to consider when choosing a urinary catheter.
John Robinson RGN, RMN, NDN (Cert), is a District Charge Nurse, Continence Advisory Service, Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust NHS, Morecambe, Lancs. Article accepted for publication: April 2002
John Robinson suggests several techniques to remove old catheters and recatheterise patients. John Robinson RGN, RMN, NDN (Cert), District Charge Nurse, Continence Advisory Service, Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust NHS, Morecambe. Article accepted for publication: September 2002
Lynn Austin describes a research study which provided profile of clinical nurse specialists working in a primary care setting in a bid to enhance understanding of the role and work undertaken by continence advisors in one health region.Lynn Austin MSc, RGN, MRC Fellow, School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester.
Article accepted for publication: February 2003
Acknowledgments: This study is being undertaken as part of a Medical Research Council special training fellowship which is co-funded by the NHS executive North West. The work is being supervised by Professor Karen Luker (Professor of Nursing) and Professor Martin Roland (Director of the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre).
Frank Booth gives an overview of the state of continence provision and services in the UK.
Frank Booth RGN, DN Cert, is a Continence Services Manager Windmill Mews, Blackpool.
Article accepted for publication: March 2003
Ian Pomfret gives a basic guide to using and choosing urinary sheaths.
Ian Pomfret SRN, NDN Cert, PWT is a District Continence Adviser, Chorley & South Ribble Primary Care Trust. Article accepted for publication: April 2003
In a two part back to basics article, Karen Irwin looks at the assessment and management of bowel dysfunction and gives an overview of common bowel problems.
Karen Irwin BA (Hons), RGN, DN, DiPNS is a Clinical Nurse Specialist - Bowel Dysfunction, Bolton Primary Care NHS Trust. Article accepted for publication: June 2003
Deborah Flynn gives an overview of a project designed to increase people in care homes access to continence services
Deborah Flynn RGN, DN Cert, Dip Prof Studies. At the time of writing she was employed as a DN Team Leader, now working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (Continence), North Devon PCT.
Article accepted for publication: May 2003
Barbara Holtom reviews the literature and discusses if it is possible to plan individualised catheter changes for patients
Barbara Holtom RGN, DNCert, Dip Prof Studies (Nursing) is a Senior Community Night Sister. Article accepted for publication: October 2003
Ann Yates, RGN, BN (Hons), Dip Nurs, Fetc is Chairperson of the Association for Continence Advice Wales and Director for Continence Services for the Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. Article accepted for publication: February 2003
