Lynne Watret and Margaret Armitage discuss the need to prepare the wound bed in order for effective wound healing to take place.
Lynne Watret MN, MA, RGN is a Senior Nurse Tissue Viability, North Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Margaret Armitage DN Cert, RSCN, RGN is a Vascular Liaison Nurse Specialist, Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust.
Article accepted for publication
September 2001.
Emily Griffiths discusses the need for a multi-professional approach to clear communication in palliative care.
Emily Griffiths M.Phil, B.Nurs (Hons), DN Cert RGN, is a District Nursing Sister, Bay Community NHS Trust, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Article accepted for publication August 2001.
Amanda Robertson gives a brief personal account on how triple integration nursing improved nursing services for patients in her area.
Amanda Robertson RGN, is a Community Liaison Nurse, Crieff Hospital, Scotland.
Article accepted for publication August 2000.
Former director of the Continence Foundation David Pollock gives an overview of the political sensitivity of continence issues in Britain.
David Pollock was until February 2001 Director of the Continence Foundation, London.
Article accepted for publication June 2001.
In her ninth article, Rosie Pudner discusses the uses of vapour-permeable film dressings in modern wound management.
Rosie Pudner BA (Hons), RGN, RCNT, Dip.N.Ed., Dip.App.S.S. (Open) is a Senior Lecturer, Kingston University and St GeorgeÕs Medical School, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, London.
Article accepted for publication
September 2001.
