Henry Ekpe discusses the role of nurses in the prevention of alcohol abuse.
Henry Idiong Ekpe BSc (Hons), DPSN, RN, RMN, MRSH is a Forensic Mental Health Nurse & Research Student, Behaviour Modification Unit, West London Mental Health NHS Trust. Article accepted for publication: July 2002
Janet Knott reviews the literature and identifies a lack of clarity within both the health sector and social services sector as to whose role it is to provide basic footcare services to older people living in the community.
Acknowledgement: The author is grateful to Dr Christine Smith, Senior Nurse Research (at the time of writing), Carmarthenshire NHS Trust for guidance and support with proof reading this article.
Deborah Stevens discusses the position of the teacher within practice and the opportunities and threats inherent in the role of the practice educator in specialist community practice.
Deborah Stevens BSc (Hons), PG Dip Ed (Health & Social Care), RGN, DN Cert is a Primary Care Educator, Guildford & Waverley PCT.
Article accepted for publication: October 2002
Annemarie Brown discusses why some patients do not appear to desire complete healing of leg ulceration.
This article was written in part fulfilment of an MSc in Tissue Viability, University of Hertfordshire
Annemarie Brown BSc (Hons), RGN is a Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, Southend PCT & Castlepoint & Rochford PCT. Article accepted for publication: July 2002
Amira Obeid reviews the case study of a 67-year-old man with diabetic retinopathy.
Amira Sarah Obeid MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, RHV, DPS: N(CHS), FETC, FPCert, DipCHD, CIDC is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Lordswood Surgery, Birmingham. At the time of writing she was an Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Black Country Family Practice, Tipton. Article accepted for publication: June 2002
