In a two-part article, Joanne Bennett and Ann Robinson critically explore the complex role of the community specialist practitioner in district nursing together with some of the changing expectations for the service. This first article will explore the current context of practice, highlighting some of the dilemmas they face.
Student health visitor Fiona Wondergem reports on Going Upstream, the recent annual professional conference of the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association (CPHVA)
Dr Kate Gerrish discusses some of the potential pitfalls for would be authors when trying to get their work published
Kate Gerrish RN, NDN Cert, B.Nurs, MSc, PhD is Professor of Nursing Practice Development School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield. Article accepted for publication: May 2005
Angela Hall gives a brief overview of the role of community nurses in breaking bad news to patients/clients.
Angela Hall, MSc, BSc (Hons), DN, RGN, PGCE, is a Community Tutor, University of Wales Swansea, previously Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Care with Carmarthenshire NHS Trust.
Article accepted for publication: March 2005
Joanne Wright gives an overview of some of the commoner reasons for ear and hearing problems seen in the general practice setting.
Joanne Wright RGN, RM is a Practice Nurse, Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
Article accepted for publication: August 2005
Dr Philip Burnard gives an overview of culture and explores the notion of culture and how it relates to international differences in interpersonal communication and health care.
Philip Burnard PhD, RN is Professor of Nursing, Cardiff University, Wales; also he is Visiting Professor, The Royal Thai Army Nursing College, Thailand.
Article accepted for publication: June 2005
Alison Glover illustrates the challenges involved for district nurses when trying to implement the single assessment process
Alison Glover BA(Hons), RGN, SCM, HVCert, DPSON(DN)
is a District Nurse Team Leader, Redditch & Bromsgrove PCT.
Article accepted for publication: May 2005
In his second article William Bryans gives an overview of commissioning in the NHS.
William Bryans is the author of 'Resource Management in Health and Social Care' & 'Essential Checklists for Frontline Staff.' Both books are published by Radcliffe Medical.
Article accepted for publication: June 2005
Grace Davis & Diane Cockayne discuss whether there should be a greater emphasis within the supervision framework for group based peer support.
Grace Davis BA (Hons), Cert Ed., RGN, RM, RHV is a Nursing Lecturer.
Diane Cockayne BA (Law, Hons), LLM, RGN, RHV is a Lecturer.
Both are at the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Sheffield.
Article accepted for publication: May 2005
Carole Withers reviews the literature surrounding the link between sudden infant death and babies who share beds with their parents.
Carole Withers RGN, HV, BSc (Hons) is a Health Visitor, North Kirklees PCT, West Yorkshire. She wrote this when she was a Student Health Visitor.
Article accepted for publication: September 2005
