Beverley Chiodo gives a brief overview of osteoporosis and hip fractures.Beverley Chiodo BA (Hons), RGN is a Freelance Health Writer, West Yorkshire. Article accepted for publication: April 2003
Cathy Ryan gives an overview of performance appraisal in the NHS.
Cathy Ryan MEd, RGN, DN, Cert ED is an Organisational Development Consultant, Professional Development Services, Suffolk. Article accepted for publication: October 2002
Marina Bigger outlines the use of surveys within community care practice and offers an overview of the future role of surveys within primary care practice.
Marina T. Bigger MSc Primary Care & General Practice, BSc (Hon), RGN, RHV, Dip Asthma, PgD Asthma Compliance, Lecturer in Community Nursing, University of Ulster.
Article accepted for publication: July 2003
Sue Dawson and Mohammed Sharif describe the work of the community cardiac rehabilitation worker
Sue Dawson RGN, Dip Prof Studies, BA (Hons), Post-Graduate Cert in Independent Practice (Nursing) is Clinical Effectiveness Lead/Nurse Practitioner, Bradford City PCT. Mohammed Sharif DPSI is a Community Cardiac Rehabiliation Worker Bradford City PCT, CHD/Diabetes Team. Accepted for publication June 2003
Professor Philip Burnard discusses the concept of phatic communication and describes ways in which being able to identify phatic communication can help community nurses in their day-to-day interactions with others Philip Burnard PhD, RN is Professor Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff. Article accepted for publication: June 2003
Carol Jones discusses achieving shared goals in the use of hip protectors in residential care homes
Carol Jones SRN, SCM, HV, Health Ed Cert is Osteoporosis Prevention Officer, Dorset.
Article accepted for publication: September 2003
Zahra Pah Lavan discusses the key points surrounding the clinical procedure of ear syringing and the removal of ear wax
Zahra Pah Lavan BSc, is a third year nursing student at the University of Brighton and a research assistant at Tissue Viability Consultancy Services, Eastbourne. Article accepted for publication: June 2004
Marina Bigger explores the proposal that commissioning in the present environment depends on good teamwork
Marina T. Bigger MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RHV, is a Service Improvement Manager, Nursing, Dental & Governance, Homefirst Community Trust - Article accepted for publication: March 2004
Tina Fear, Helen De Renzie-Brett & Amanda Cheesley report on the findings of a small study which hoped to gain an understanding of intermediate care within the independent residential care sector
Tina Fear, RGN, ONC, RM, HV Cert, MA. Helen De Renzie-Brett, RN, BSc (Hons), Cert Ed., Dip D/N. Amanda Cheesley RN, Cert District Nursing, Cert Management. Article accepted for publication: May 2004
Suri Thomas and Jill Stewart discuss the Beattie Model tool for optimising health promotion activities
Suri Thomas MSc Health Education, BA, HV Cert, RGN Cert Ed
is a Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Public Health, University of Greenwich.
Jill Stewart, MSc Policy Studies, BSc (Hons), PGCE, MCIEH, FRSH, FRGS, ACIH, is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Housing, University of Greenwich
Article accepted for publication: December 2003
