Alison Bardsley gives an overview of this distressing condition and how it can be managed in the community setting
Alison Bardsley, MSc, RGN, DN is Continence Services Manager, Oxfordshire PCT
Article accepted for publication: July 2008
Marcia Gore discusses the sharp debridement of pressure ulcers in the community setting
Marcia Gore RN, Dip HE, BSc Hons, PGCE is Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, East Lancashire Teaching PCT
Article accepted for publication: June 2008
Gillian Vincent-Clayden discusses a service innovation that enables independence and promotes optimum health in old age
Gillian Vincent-Clayden, RN, RM, RHV, BSc Hons is Specialist Health Visitor for Older People, Croydon PCT
Margaret Barnett discusses a respiratory care case study which looks at the management of COPD
Margaret Barnett RN, MSc, COPD Dip is a COPD Nurse Specialist, Team Lead. Plymouth NHS, Estover Health Centre, Plymouth, Devon
Sylvie Hampton, Dr Stephen Young, Cathie Bree-Aslan and Anna Colbourn discuss the use of Parafricta ™ material in community care homes
Sylvie Hampton MA, BSc Hons, DpSN, RGN is a Tissue Viability Consultant, Eastbourne; Dr Stephen Young BSc, PhD, FRSM, Cathie Bree-Aslan RGN, DipN RSHom, DipHERB is a Tissue Viability Consultant, Eastbourne and Anna Colbourn RGN is a Tissue Viability Nurse, Wound Healing Centre, Eastbourne
Acknowledgements: This article was commissioned by APA Parafricta Ltd. Website for further information: www.parafricta.com
