Matt Griffiths discusses the current educational provision for nurse prescribers. Matt Griffiths RGN, FAETC, A&E Cert, is a Senior Lecturer - Nurse Prescribing at the School of Health Studies, Homerton College, Cambridge. Matt Griffiths has been working as an activist for the RCN for the past year, advising on prescribing and medicines management. He will shortly be taking up a part-time joint secondment with Dr Molly Courtenay as advisor on nurse prescribing to the RCN. Article accepted for publication: February 2003
Caroline Davies discusses the effect of government legislation on district nursing services. Caroline Davies BSc(Hons), DipHE, RN, is a Registered Specialist Practitioner - District Nursing and First Assessment Co-ordinator and District Nurse Team Leader, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT, Lancashire. Article accepted for publication: October 2002
Chung-Yul Lee et al. describe a study which aimed to identify the factors which influence breast examination in rural Korea.Chung-Yul Lee, Hee-Soon Kim, Ok-Kyung Ham, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea & Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Article accepted for publication: August 2002This study was supported by a grant of the 2001 Yonsei University Scholarly Research Fund.
June Rogers gives an overview of the issues involved in promoting paediatric continence.
June Rogers MBE, RN, RSCN, BA(Hons), ENB 216, N01, 978 is a Paediatric Continence Advisor, Knowsley PCT, Director of PromoCon, Disabled Living Centre, Manchester. Article accepted for publication: January 2003
Kate Carter overviews the management and treatment of pilonidal sinus disease. Kate Carter BSc Hons, RGN, Trainee Nurse Practitioner, Tooting NHS Walk-In Centre, London. Article accepted for publication: May 2003
