Student nurse Celene Gibbon reviews the literature surrounding sacral moisture lesions and sacral pressure damage and the challenges of misdiagnosis and subsequent mismanagement of the wound.
Celene Gibbon is a 3rd year student nurse, Dip/HE Adult Branch Nursing, University of Chester.
Article accepted for publication: January 2009
William Bryans gives some financial tips to NHS budget holders during the “credit crunch”
William Bryans is the author of Managing in Health and Social Care: essential checklists for frontline staff; Resource Management in Health and Social Care; Practical Budget Management in Health and Social Care. All published by Radcliffe Publishing.
Article accepted for publication: August 2009
Maureen Benbow gives an overview of the potential causes and management of secondary lymphoedema
Maureen Benbow BSc, BA, RGN, HERC is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester
Article accepted for publication: August 2009
Ian Pomfret, Lauren Tew & Sharon Eustice discuss the use of silver alloy catheters in the management of catheter encrustation and blockage and reducing catheter acquired urinary tract infections
Ian Pomfret RN, NDN Cert, PWT is District Continence Adviser, Central Lancashire Primrary Care Trust.
Lauren Tew RN, BSc (Hons), PG Dip HE, RNT is Infection Prevention & Control Nurse at NHS Bath & North East Somerset.
Sharon Eustice is Nurse Consultant for Continence, NHS Cornwall & Isles of Scilly.
Article accepted for publication: March 2009
Dianne Burns, John Costello, Monica Haggart, Joanne Kerr, Keith Longshaw & Ruth Thornton consider the complexity of obesity and its health implications, highlighting its implications for community practitioners.
Dianne Burns RGN, BSc (Hons), MSc is a Lecturer in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner.
John Costello PhD, RN is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing.
Monica Haggart RGN, RM, RHV, BSc, MSc is a Lecturer in Health Visiting.
Joanne Kerr RGN, RHV, RNT MSc is a Lecturer in Nursing.
Keith Longshaw RN, RNT, BA is a Lecturer in Nursing.
Ruth Thornton RN, BSc, MA is Clinical Lead Active Case Management/Older People, Manchester Primary Care Trust.
Authors work at the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, University of Manchester.
Article accepted for publication: April 2009
