Linda Davis reflects on an incident whereby a client with continence problems would not comply with treatment suggestions
Linda Davis DN, RGN is a District Nursing Sister, Northern Devonshire Healthcare Trust
Article accepted for publication April 2000.
Ian Pomfret describes three case histories of patients with catheter related problems and discusses how the community nurse may be able to meet the needs of these clients.
Ian Pomfret SRN NDN Cert, PWT is District Continence Adviser, Chorley & South Ribble NHS Trust.
Article accepted for publication November 1999.
Hilary Duffin outlines the individual methods and advantages of clean intermittent catheterisation - a much underused technique in bladder control management
Hilary Duffin BSc (Hons), RN DPSN is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Continence Clinic, Leicester General Hospital NHS Trust
Article accepted for publication: December 1999
John Robinson gives a brief overview of his ongoing research projects into whether patients complain of pain on removal of catheters.
John Robinson RGN RMN, NDN (Cert) is a District Charge Nurse, Catheter Specialist, Bay Community NHS Trust, Morecambe.
Article accepted for publication January 2000
Karen Irwin discusses the sensitive management of faecal incontinence.
Karen Irwin BA(Hons), RGN, DN is Project Manager - Continence at Community Healthcare, Bolton NHS Trust. Author is currently seconded to Wigan and Bolton Health Authority, Lancs.
Article accepted for publication December 2000.
Ian Pomfret guides us thorugh the different types of catheterisation available.
Ian J. Pomfret RGN, NDN Cert, PWT, District Continence Adviser, Chorley & South Ribble NHS Trust.
Article accepted for publication November 2000.
Helen White and Debra Evans give us the lowdown on the top five continence product requests.
Helen White, RGN, RHV is Director of PromoCon & Debra Evans is information and administration co-ordinator at PromoCon, Manchester.
Article accepted for publication February 2001.
Ian Pomfret describes how a continence specialist, occupational therapist and physiotherapist are delivering a multidisciplinary and multi-skilled continence service to people living in a Lancashire health trust.
Ian Pomfret SRN, NDN Cert, PWT is a District Continence Advisor, Chorley & South Ribble Primary Care Trust.
Article accepted for publication January 2001.
Sue Thomas discusses current policies that influence continence service provision for older people.
Sue Thomas BA (Hons), RGN, RM, DN, CPT, is a Nursing Policy & Practice Adviser
at the Royal College of Nursing London.
Article accepted for publication August 2001.
Ian Pomfret discusses the use of anaesthetic gel in catheterisation.
Ian Pomfret, RGN NDN is a Continence Advisor, Chorley and South Ribble
Primary Care Trust, Lancs.
Article accepted February 2001.
