British Journal of Dermatology Nursing



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Article title	Issue

	7.2

Abuse and neglect, Safeguarding children from John Thain BSc MSc PCGEd RGN RSCN FETC CSS Senior Lecturer in Child Care Nursing, School of Health, University of Wolverhampton	8.3
Acne in primary care, Nursing role for Gill Rolfe BA RGN DPSN Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Northamptonshire Heartlands PCT	6.3
Acne management, Effective Alison Bowser, Chief Executive, Acne Support Group	9.1
Acne scarring: What I tell my patients about acne scarring Fernanda Teixeira MD PhD Consultant Dermatologist; Ophelia Dadzie MRCP Specialist Registrar; Aikaterini Charakida MD Clinical Assistant; Gabriela Petrof MD Clinical Assistant; Anthony C Chu FRCP Senior Lecturer, Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, Hammersmith Hospital	10.1
Acne sufferers, Supporting Marie Cunningham RGN RSCN Nurse Specialist, Acne Support Group, Hayes	2.2
Acne treatment, Effective Marie Cunningham RGN Acne Support Group Nurse, Howard House, Middlesex	4.4
Actinic keratoses Helen Perfect RGN Specialist Dermatology Nurse, Dermatology Outpatient Department, Amersham Hospital	5.2
Actinic keratoses – a guide for primary care workers Rona MacKie MD FRCP Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Glasgow	6.2
Actinic keratoses, Nurse involvement in managing Gill Godsell RN Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham	6.3
Actinic keratosis – getting the balance right Neil H Cox BSc (Hons) FRCP(Lond) FRCP(Edin) Consultant Dermatologist, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle; Julie Bowman MBE RGN FETC Health Ed Cert ENB 237 Editor and Nurse Manager, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	6.2
Action Learning help problem-solving in the NHS?, Could Alexander Brown RGN MA BSc (Hons) Dip ENB Nurse Consultant and Lead Nurse Critical Care Services, North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Carlisle	7.2
Action On Dermatology programme, An update on the Nick Evans BSc National Programme Director, Action On Dermatology, NHS Modernisation Agency	6.1
Action on Dermatology, A personal view of Nick Evans BSc Programme Director, Action on Dermatology, NHS Modernisation Agency	5.2
Acute dermatological illness – are we forgetting the big organ? Sandy Brown MA BSc(hons) Dip ENB 249 998 870 Nurse Consultant Critical Care; Richard Heaton, DipHE ENB 100 998 Advanced Clinical Care Charge, Nurse Intensive Care Unit, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	6.2
All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin report, Skin deep – Berkeley Greenwood, Administrative Secretary, The All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin, London	2.4
Alopecia areata, How to use diphencyprone to treat Helen Smith RGN DipHSW ENB N25 ENB 931 ENB N18 Dermatology Sister, Dumfries and Galloway NHS Trusts, Dumfries	7.1
America, The DNA in Christine Howlett RGN Dermatology Nurse, Crawley Hospital; Sue Kington-Smith RGN ENB100 Light Therapy Services Coordinator, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital	2.2
Analgesia: Topical antibiotics and antiseptics in dermatology Allan Highet BSc FRCP Consultant Dermatologist, York Hospital	9.4
Antihistamines: Antihistamine therapy Yvonne Walton RGN ENB 393 ENB 931 Dip Nursing Studies Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	9.4
Atopic eczema and Bangladeshi families in east London E Jean Robinson RGN RSCN Clinical Nurse Specialist in Paediatric Dermatology, Barts and The Royal London NHS Trust, Sister, Paediatric Home Care Team, Tower Hamlets Healthcare Trust, London	4.2
Atopic eczema and environmental trauma to the skin Michael J Cork BSc PhD FRCP Head of Academic Dermatology; Ruth Murphy BSc MB MRCP Consultant Dermatologist, Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital Derbyshire; Julie Carr RGN RN Child Diploma Specialist Nurse, Paediatric Dermatology, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield; David Buttle BSc PhD Reader in Genomic Medicine; Simon Ward BSc DPhil MA Reader in Biomedical Sciences, Claes Båvik BSc Dr Med Sci (PhD) Senior Research Fellow, Rachid Tazi-Ahnini DEUG B Licence Maîtrise DEA PhD Lecturer in Dermatology, Division of Genomic Medicine, University of Sheffield Medical School, The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield	6.2
Atopic eczema with topical immunosuppressants, Treating Karina Jackson RGN BA (Hons) Dermatology Research Sister; Sarah J Sparrow RGN ENB 136 Clinical Research Nurse, Skin Therapy Research Unit, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital	5.3
Atopic eczema, A pictorial tool for non-English speaking families with a child with Jean Robinson RGN RSCN BSc (Hons) Specialist Practice Children’s Community Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Dermatology Children’s Services, Bart’s and The London NHS Trust	5.2
Atopic skin disease, Habit reversal and Richard Staughton MA MB BChir FRCP Consultant Dermatologist; Christopher Bridgett MA BM BCh FRCPsych Consultant Psychiatrist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London	6.4

BAD conference: Playing the field Julie Bowman, Editor	6.2
Bandage, How to … apply a four-layer Sue Jordan RGN CertEd ENB 393 Specialist Sister in Dermatology at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary	3.2
Bandages, How to … apply paste Susan Robertson RGN ENB N25 998 931 934 Dermatology Specialist Nurse, Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust	4.1
Bandaging, Demystifying short-stretch compression Lesley Robinson RGN BSc(Hons) Dip NP Vascular Nurse Practitioner, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	8.3
Bandaging, What I tell my patients about short-stretch Lesley Robinson RGN BSc(Hons) Dip NP Vascular Nurse Practitioner, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	8.3
Basal cell carcinoma – the sunbather’s nemesis Jane Freak NNEB SEN RGN Clinical Nurse Specialist in Skin Cancer Prevention, Wessex Cancer Trust Marc’s Line, Dermatology Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital	9.2
BDNG: Looking into the future Dawn Preston RGN BSc Healthcare Studies ENB 998 934 Clinical Service Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Chair of the British Dermatological Nursing Group	4.4
BDNG: Vision precedes success Marcia Hill MSN RN Editor, Dermatology Nursing, USA	2.2
Benchmarking – a shared learning experience? Jennie Sutton RGN BSc(Hons) Professional Practice in Healthcare Freelance Facilitator, North Cumbria	7.3

Camouflage in a hospital setting, The use of skin Melody Gill NVQ 2 Camouflage Practitioner, Queen’s Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham	9.2
Camouflage service, The British Red Cross skin Sian Scott, Development Officer, Therapeutic Care, British Red Cross	2.2
Caring: Unburdening yourself Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation	9.2
Child protection, The role dermatology nurses have to play in Gillian Earl RGN RHV MA Child Protection Senior Training and Development Consultant NSPCC (Health), National Training Centre, Leicester	8.4
Childhood eczema, Use of topical steroids in Steve Gill RGN RSCN Paediatric Dermatology Liaison Nurse, Birmingham Children’s Hospital	2.4
Children, Common skin infections presenting in Rosemary Turnbull RSCN BSc(Hons)Child Health Paediatric Dermatology Specialist Nurse, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London	8.2
Children’s NSF and its impact on dermatology, The Fiona Smart PhD MEd BSc(Hons) RGN RSCN DipN RNT Director of Studies, Elinor White BSc(Hons) SRN RSCN Senior Lecturer, Advanced Clinical Practice, St Martin’s College, Carlisle	9.1
Chronic plaque psoriasis: Beyond the skin Terry Adams RGN BA(Hons) MPhil Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Human Sciences, John Moores University, Liverpool	4.4
Clinical governance – the learning opportunity Jennie Sutton RGN BSc(Hons) Professional Practice in Healthcare Clinical Governance Facilitator, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	7.1
Clinical governance: Our secret weapon Julie Bowman, Editor	7.1
Clinical management: The diagnosis and treatment of self-wounding patients Christine Moffatt PhD MA RGN DN Co-Director, The Centre For Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice, Thames Valley University	9.4
Clinical supervision – watchful eye or supportive shoulder? Jennie Sutton RGN BSc(Hons) Professional Practice in Healthcare Clinical Governance Facilitator, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	7.2
Cochrane Collaboration: how is it relevant to you?, The Maxine Whitton BAHons PGCE ALA Patient Advocate, Former Chairman of the Vitiligo Society	4.3
Code of professional conduct: A time of change in dermatology nursing Julie Bowman, Editor	6.1
Comment: Children are one-third of our population and all of our future Julie Bowman, Editor	9.4
Comment: Is this the dawn of a new era? Julie Bowman, Editor	9.2
Comment: Moving with the times Julie Bowman, Editor	10.2
Comment: Thoroughly modern Florence Julie Bowman, Editor	9.3
Complementary therapy: The power of prayer Julie Bowman, Editor	6.3
Compression hosiery, How to … apply graduated Beverly Wilson RGN BSc (Hons) ENB N18 N49 998 934 Senior Sister, and Sally Smith RN DipN ENB N49 998 Liaison Sister, who both work in the Leeds Centre for Dermatology at Leeds General Infirmary	5.3
Compression hosiery, What I tell my patients about graduated Beverly Wilson RGN BSc (Hons) ENB N18 N49 998 934 Clinical Nurse Manager, Leeds Centre for Dermatology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	6.3
Concordance: Improving concordance with eczema treatments in children Julie D Carr Senior Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Sheffield Children’s Hospital	10.1
Conference Review: Nursing in practice 2005 Stephen Kownacki MBBS MRCGP GP, Hospital Practitioner in Dermatology and Chair, Primary Care Dermatology Society (PCDS)	9.4
Consumer choice: It’s all a matter of choice Julie Bowman, Editor	8.3
Counselling, Dermatology nurse Philip Watkins Bsc RN Dip Gen Couns Dip Psychodynamic Counsellor Charge Nurse/Dermatology Nurse Counsellor, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, London	3.1
CPHVA delegates meet the skincare experts Meeting report	9.1
Cryosurgery for warts, How to … perform Karen Stewart RGN EN(G), Senior Staff Nurse, N25 ENB 998 of Chelsea and Westminster Dermatology Day Clinic, London	2.3

Dermatitis, Managing school stress and atopic Marie Retzback, Clinical Nurse Specialist Dermatology, West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust	6.3
Dermatology specialist nurses: What does the future hold for dermatology specialist nurses? Beverly Malone RN PhD FAAN General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing	10.1
Developing world, Dermatology nursing in the Terence J Ryan FRCP Chairman, International Foundation for Dermatology, Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, Oxford Centre for Healthcare, Oxford Brookes University	2.3
Disfiguring conditions, The psychosocial aspects of Nichola Rumsey BA(Hons) MSc PhD CPsychol AFBPsS Director, Centre for Appearance and Disfigurement Research (CADR), University of the West of England Bristol; Alex Clarke BSc(Hons) MSc DPsych CPsychol AFBPsS RN Head of Training, Changing Faces, London; Menna Wyn-Williams MSc Research Psychologist, CADR, University of the West of England, Bristol	6.1
Distance learning, Dermatology nursing and Ann Davies RGN DipN CSM Dermatology Nurse, Manager & Course Tutor, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff; Mags Rees RN RM DipN (Lond) MSc Nurse Practitioner, The Taff Riverside Practice, Cardiff	3.4
Dithranol, How to … apply short contact Natalie Newman RGN and Emily Hoon DipN ENB 393, Staff Nurses at the Dowling Day Care Unit, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, London	5.1
Doppler ultrasound test, How to … perform a Anna Rich RN Dip ENB N18 Leg Ulcer Liaison Sister in the Dermatology Directorate at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	5.2
Doppler ultrasound tests, What I tell my patients about Anna Rich BSC(HONS) RN DIP ENB N18 Leg Ulcer Liaison Sister, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	8.1
Doppler ultrasound, Demystifying blood pressure tests using Lesley Robinson RGN BSC(HONS) DIP NP Vascular Nurse, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	8.1
Drugs: How drugs work in dermatology Christine Clark BSc MSc PhD FRPharmS Principal Research Fellow in Clinical Therapeutics (part-time), University of Bradford	10.1
Dutch dermatology nursing Jos Lablans RN MSc Health Science Chair of the Dutch Association of Dermatology Nurses and Allied Healthcare Workers, Executive Manager, Scheper Ziekenhuis Emmen	5.2
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, The management of Linda Smith RGN RSCN Dip HE DN Community Children’s Nursing Team Leader, Local Health Partnerships NHS Community Trust	6.1

Economics of exploitation, Down with Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation	9.3
Eczema in primary care, Improving the management of Tom Poyner FRCP(Lond and Glasg) MRCGP DPD Principal in General Practice and Hospital Practitioner in Dermatology; Pauline Steinmetz RGN, Dip H.Ed Practice Nurse, Queen’s Park Medical Centre; Gail Sibley RGN BSc(Hons) Practice Nurse, Queen’s Park Medical Centre; Graham Wynn DMS Practice Manager, Queen’s Park Medical Centre, Stockton-on-Tees	7.4
Eczema service: Establishing an eczema clinic in an inner-city PCT Rebecca Davis MSc BSc(Hons) RGN Dermatology Nurse Consultant, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust	10.2
Eczema, Introducing therapeutic play to help children with Judy Walker BA (Hons) HPSET Chairman of the Trustees, National Association of Hospital Play, Staff and Play Services Manager, University College London Hospitals	7.3
Eczema, Understanding the stresses on mothers of children with Penny Titman MA MSc PhD Chartered Clinical Psychologist, University College London	5.4
Eczema, Using emollients for Michael J Cork BSc PhD FRCP Head of Academic Dermatology, Biomedical Genetics Dermatology, University of Sheffield Medical School, The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield and Consultant Dermatologist; Julie Carr RGN RN Specialist Nurse Paediatric Dermatology; Sue Young RSCN Paediatric Dermatology Nurse; Catherine Holden MBCHB MRCGP Clinical Assistant in Dermatology, Paediatric Dermatology Clinic, Sheffield Children’s Hospital	7.2
Education leaflets for patients, Guidance on producing Kath Gilbanks ENB 998 DPSN Project/Audit Nurse, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	9.1
Education: A degree of responsibility Julie Bowman, Editor	7.4
Education: Nursing values Julie Bowman, Editor	6.4
Educational needs of a dermatology patient, How to … meet the Coleen Gradwell RGN Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	5.4
Epidemiology, Working as a cancer research nurse in Paul Affleck RGN Research Nurse, Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Cancer Research UK, Leeds Clinical Centre	8.4
Epidermo-Epidemiology Society, The British Hywel C Williams MSc FRCP PhD Professor of Dermato-Epidemiology, Centre of Evidence-Based Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	6.1
Evidence: Evidence-based care – atopic eczema Sandra Lawton MSc RGN OND ENB 393 RN (Child) Nurse Consultant in Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre, University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham	10.1
Expert Patients Programme: My experience of the Expert Patients Programme Sheila Dray Accredited Lay Tutor, Expert Patients Programme	10.2

Fabry disease – understanding a rare genetic disorder Margaret Russell BA RGN Specialist Nurse, Genzyme Homecare, Oxford	8.2
Faith in practice Reverend Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	8.1
Feminine perspective: Cultivating cronedom Reverend Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	7.3
Frail elderly and implications for carers, Skincare of the Soline Jerram MSc BSc(Hons) NP MCGI RGN EN(M) Head of Community Nursing, Western Sussex PCT	8.3
Framework: The Integrated Career and Competency Framework Philip Watkins RN Bsc Hons Dip Couns Msc Pycho Couns NIP Dermatology Nurse Specialist, Sutton and Merton NHS Primary Care Trust	10.2
Fraudulent practice in skin disease exists and must be tackled Berkeley Greenwood Administrative Secretary, The Associate Parliamentary Group on Skin, London	4.1

Genital warts, A practical update on the management of Jane Fraser RGN BSc Hons Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist HIV/Health adviser, Genitourinary Medicine, North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	9.1
GMS2, Hidden opportunities for dermatology nurses in Tim Mitchell MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DPD Professional Executive Committee Member and Clinical Lead for Dermatology, Bristol North Primary Care Trust	8.4
GPs with a special interest in dermatology, Focus on the role of Julia Schofield FRCP MRCGP Consultant Dermatologist, West Hertfordshire NHS Hospitals Trust	9.3

Head lice: the East Kent experience, The management of Rita Simmons BSc (Hons) RGN Public Health/ Control of Infection Specialist Nurse, East Kent Health Authority Public Health Department, Dover	3.3
Health education: Improving with age Julie Bowman, Editor	7.3
Herbal medicine in dermatology, The role of Alex Laird BSc DipPhyt MNIMH Medical Herbalist, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London	7.3
Herpes simplex infection, The diagnosis and treatment of Marian Nicholson, Director, Herpes Viruses Association, London	8.3
Hobby-related skin problems Suzanne Leech MBChB MRCP Specialist Registrar in Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	7.2

Immune system dysfunction, Common dermatological effects of Jane Fraser RGN BSC(HONS) Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist/Health Adviser, Department of Genitourinary Medicine, North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	8.1
Infection control: Controlling MRSA in the dermatology setting Neil Wigglesworth BSc (Hons) RGN Senior Nurse – Infection Control, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	9.4
Inner-being: Under the skin Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	6.4
Insight: The eyes have it Reverend Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	7.4
Interest group, An approach to setting up a special Shirley E Lynn MSc BSc(Hons) DipN RN Project/Clinical Sister, Dermatology Dept, University Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	5.4
International: What a wonderful world (for a dermatology nurse) Jane Salvage RGN BA MSc HonLLD Independent Health Consultant and Author	8.4
Iontophoresis treatment, How to … give Susan Robertson RGN ENB N25 998 931 934 Dermatology Specialist Nurse, Essex Rivers Healthcare	4.3

Juvenile plantar dermatosis DA Burns FRCP FRCP (Edin) Emeritus Consultant Dermatologist, Leicester Royal Infirmary	8.3

Lanolin – dispelling the myths Gail Sibley RGN BSc (Hons) Practice Nurse, Queen's Park Medical Centre, Stockton-on-Tees	7.1
Laser treatment,How to … care for a patient post pulsed dye Sister Susan Neale RGN of St John’s Institute of Dermatology, London	3.4
Latex – Part I, Adverse reactions to natural rubber Justine Ratcliffe BA (Hons) RGN Head of Specialty Dermatology, Outpatient Department, Royal Bolton Hospital	5.3
Latex – Part II, Adverse reactions to natural rubber Justine Ratcliffe BA (Hons) RGN Head of Specialty Dermatology, Outpatient Department, Royal Bolton Hospital	5.4
Leadership in nursing – an idea without a purpose Talib Yaseen OBE Director of Nursing, North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	9.1
Leadership: The masters of change Julie Bowman, Editor	10.1
Learning beyond Registration in a dermatology context Ann Brown RN BA RNT MA Principal Lecturer/Programme Manager, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, St Martin’s College, Lancaster	9.1
Learning beyond Registration in a dermatology context (2) Ann Brown RN BA RNT MA Principal Lecturer/Programme Manager, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, St Martin’s College, Lancaster	9.2
Leg clubs – an initiative to nurture patient compliance Ellie Lindsay BSc (Hons) RN DNCert DipHE CPT District Nursing Sister, The Surgery Otley, Suffolk	6.1
Leg ulcer clinic, The advent of the combined one-stop Anna Rich RN Dip ENB N18 Leg Ulcer Liaison; Sister Sandra Lawton RN OND Dermatology Liaison Sister, Dermatology Directorate, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	5.3
Leg ulcers – a clinical study, The use of larval therapy for the treatment of Rowena Mellows RGN BA(Hons) Cert Hlth Prom Staff Nurse, Dermatology Unit, Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham	3.4
Leg ulcers, Investigation of Lesley Robinson RGN BSc (Hons) Dip Vascular Nurse Practitioner, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	6.3
Lupus and connective tissue diseases, The role of the CNS in managing Sue Brown RGN EN(G) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Connective Tissue Diseases, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Trust, Bath	5.4
Lynette Stone, CBE, A tribute to Trish Garibaldinos RGN ENB 393, 998, 934 Sister, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London; Caroline Fincham-Gee RGN OND RCNT CertFe CertEd BA(Hons) Lecturer, The Nightingale Institute, King's College London	5.4

Malignant leg ulceration: spotting the difference Alison Hopkins MSc DN Cert RGN; Fran Worboys BSc(Hons) DN DHS RGN Clinical Nurse Specialists (Tissue Viability); Richard Bull MA FRCP Consultant Dermatologist, East London Wound Healing Centre, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust, London	9.3
Management: Chronic disease management in the community Laura Moffatt MP Member of Parliament for Crawley. Member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin	9.4
Meditation: Stillness in movement Reverend Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	8.2
Methotrexate, Summary of national safety guidelines for oral Rebecca Davis MSc BSc(Hons) RGN Dermatology Nurse Consultant, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust	9.1
Modern matrons: ‘The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers’ – William Shakespeare, Henry VI Pt II Julie Bowman, Editor	7.2

Nappy rash: How to treat nappy rash Karen Spowart MSc RSCN Paediatric Specialist Nurse, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London	10.2
Noah’s ark sailed into Cumbria Julie Bowman, Editor	9.1
Nurse practitioner, The role of the dermatology Jill Peters RGN BSc (Hons) Health Studies Dip Nurse Practitioner ENB 393 934 998 870 A33 CMS Dermatology Nurse Practitioner/Community Liaison Sister, Public Health Service, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London	4.3
Nurse prescribing – the present situation Yvonne Walton Diploma in Nursing Studies ENB 931 ENB 393 Dermatology Nurse Practitioner, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	7.1
Nurse prescribing, Dermatology Karina Jackson BA(Hons) RGN Dermatology Research Sister, St Thomas’ Hospital, London	4.4
Nurse rotation – the rotators’ perspective, Dermatology Paul Affleck RGN Research Nurse, Skin Therapy Research Unit; Julie Wooller RGN Staff Nurse, Laser and Surgery Suite, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London	5.4
Nurse-led clinics can help to relieve demand on dermatology departments, How Anne Pitkeathley BSc Nursing RGN Senior Staff Nurse, Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	3.4
Nurse-led dermatology to North Staffs, Introducing Jacqueline Lee RGN DipN Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dermatology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire; Kara Thomas BA(Hons) Service Improvement Facilitator, University Hospital of North Staffordshire	8.2
Nurse-led minor surgery clinic, The practicalities of running a Shirley Martin BSc(Hons) RN Surgical Care Practitioner, Robotics Specialist Nurse, St Mary’s NHS Trust, London	9.3

Old age: Growing old gracefully Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation	9.1
Older people, Quality of life for Lynette Stone CBE BA RGN RM(NSW) DMS Head of Nursing, Specialist Medicine, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust, London	5.1
Older people: The National Service Framework for Older People Maggie Kirkup MBChB MRPC Consultant Dermatologist, Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare	10.1

Parenthood: Novice to expert – take heart! Julie Bowman, Editor	8.4
Patch test, How to … conduct a Justine Ratcliffe RGN BA(Hons) Contact Allergy and Occupational Dermatitis Nurse, and Senior Staff Nurse at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham	2.4
Patch testing, Demystifying Julie Bowman MBE RGN FETC Health Ed Cert ENB 237 Onc Cert Editor and Nurse Manager, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	7.1
Patch testing, What we tell our patients about Sue Davies-Jones RN DipN Dermatology Staff Nurse; Melody Gill NVQ Level 2 Patch Test Auxiliary Nurse, Queen’s Medical Centre, University Hospital Nottingham	7.1
Patient choice: vital for optimal skin management Susan Fairbrother, Hayward Medical Communications	8.3
Patient involvement – trust me doctor, I’m an expert!, Increased Jennie Sutton RGN BSc(Hons) Professional Practice in Healthcare Freelance Facilitator. North Cumbria	7.4
Patient, The role of the skin cancer clinical nurse specialist and the melanoma Rachel Heard BN (Hons) RGN PGCE ENB 237 Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist – Skin Cancer, Skin Oncology Service, University Hospital of Birmingham NHS Trust	6.4
Pemphigus Vulgaris, Support networks: Jane Watts RGN ENB 393 Dermatology, Dermatology Nurse Practitioner, Dermatology Department, King George’s Hospital, Goodmayes, Essex; Siri Lowe PV Network (founding member), London	4.1
Photodynamic therapy Brenda Smith RGN Sister; Linda Buick RGN ENB N25 Senior Staff Nurse; Sandra Rossi RGN (Dip) BSc Staff Nurse, Photodynamic Therapy Unit, Department of Dermatology, Falkirk Royal Infirmary	5.2
Photophoresis, Using Philip Watkins MSc BSc Diploma RN Clinical Nurse Specialist, St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London	5.1
Phototherapy dosimetry: why bother? Andrew Coleman PhD Consultant Medical Physicist & UV Laboratory Manager, St Thomas’ Hospital, London	4.2
Phototherapy, How to … conduct an MED test for Helen Wilson RGN (left), Dermatology Specialist Nurse, Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil	2.2
Phototherapy, What I tell my patients about Brenda Rathmell RGN N25 ENB 998 Senior Sister Dermatology, Leeds General Infirmary	7.2
Phototherapy: Demystifying phototherapy Brenda Rathmell RGN N25 ENB 998 Senior Sister Dermatology, Leeds General Infirmary	7.2
Phototherapy: Phototherapy for acne Pantelis Papageorgiou MD Consultant Dermatologist, Skin Laser Clinic, Royal Free Hospital, London	10.2
Plants and the skin David Mantle FRSC FRCPath Chemical Pathologist; Thomas WJ Lennard MD FRCS Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	5.2
Practice nurse in the care of people with skin conditions, The role of the Annabel L Smoker RGN BNSc (Hons) PGDipEdA MA Teaching Fellow/Research Sister (joint academic and clinical), University of Southampton, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Dermatology Treatment Centre, Salisbury District Hospital	3.2
Pregnancy, Skin changes in Julie Van Onselen RGN RSCN DipN BA(Hons) Clinical Nurse Adviser, Medical Department, Leo Pharmaceuticals	6.2
Prescribe, Taking on the power to Rachel Webb BPharm(Hons) MSc MRPharmS Head of Prescribing and Medicines Management, Newmarket Hospital, Newmarket	8.2
Prescribers’ course and its use in dermatology, The nurse Jane Watts RGN ENB 393 998 Dermatology Nurse, Whipps Cross University Hospital	9.2
Psoriasis, My journey with Frank McGuckin, Patient, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	7.3
Psoriasis, New therapies for Christopher EM Griffiths BSC MB BS MD FRCP FRCPATH Professor of Dermatology and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist, Hope Hospital, University of Manchester	8.1
Psoriasis, The psychological needs of patients with Chris Barrett CM BSs RNT RGN Dip N Lecturer, Bradford University; Theresa Waldron SEN Dermatology Nurse, St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust	3.1
Psoriasis. Part one: tachyphylaxis, The management of Omar Ali BSc (Hons) Pharm DipClinPharm MRPharmS ACPP Prescribing Consultant and Formulary Development Pharmacist, Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust	7.3
Psoriasis. Part two: the dermatology nurse, The management of Rino Cerio BSc (Hons) FRCP (Lond and Edin) FRCPath Consultant Dermatologist, Royal London Hospital	7.4
Psoriatic arthritis Fiona Pringle RGN FETC Clinical Nurse Manager, Oxford Fertility Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and Nurse Advisor to the Psoriatic Arthropathy Alliance	3.2
Psoriatic arthritis – how the rheumatology nurse can help Anne Craig RGN Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster	8.1
Psoriatic arthritis: a review of current treatment options Bijoya Roychowdhury MBBS DGO MRCP Consultant Rheumatologist, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	7.4
Psychology and skin disorders, Review of the literature on Elizabeth Mudge MSc BSc MChS SRCh Research Fellow; Patricia Price PhD BA(Hons) AFBPsS CHPsychol Director, Professor of Health Sciences, Cardiff Wound Healing Research Unit	9.2
Puberty and the skin Rosemary Turnbull RSCN BSc (Hons) ENB N25 998 870 EN Paediatric Dermatology Specialist Nurse, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital	5.2
Public opinion: I’m a nurse, get me out of here! Julie Bowman, Editor	8.1
Punch biopsies, Extending the nurse’s role: Julia Finch BA(Hons) HV RGN Dermatology Research Nurse, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool	4.1
PUVA, Demystifying Brenda Rathmell RGN N25 ENB 998 Senior Sister Dermatology, Leeds General Infirmary	7.3

Reflective practice: How do we reflect? Faye Butler RGN ENB 136 998 PG Dip Management Senior Nurse in Dermatology, Royal Victoria Infirmary	5.3
Research nurse, The role of the Paul Affleck RGN Research Nurse, Division of Genetic Epidemiology, Cancer Research UK, Leeds Clinical Centre	8.3
Research, Starting dermatology Kath Gilbanks ENB 998 DPSN Project/Audit Nurse, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	8.3
Research, What works and why: investing in Steven J Ersser RGN BSc (Hons) PhD CertTHE Head of Nursing Development, University of Southampton and BDNG Committee, Research and International Advisor	5.1
Researcher’s journey, A Mary Haynes RN, BN (Hons) Dermatology Liaison Sister, Department of Dermatology, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	5.1
Rosacea, Diagnosis of Marie Cunningham RGN Acne Support Nurse Specialist for The Acne Support Group, Middlesex	3.3
Routes of care, Dermatology Coleen Gradwell RN Dermatology Outpatients Sister, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham; Mary Haynes BN Staff and Project Nurse, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	4.1
Royal College of Nursing: Do you walk like a duck or like a penguin? Julie Bowman, Editor	8.2

Scabies, Controlling Rita Simmons RGN BSc (Hons) ENB 329 998 Nurse Specialist, East Kent Health Authority	5.1
Scabies, What I tell my patients about Fiona Lewis BN (Hons) RN Dip Infection, Control Nursing Community Infection Control Nurse, Sherwood Health Centre, Nottingham	6.4
Scabies: Common conditions: scabies Clare Kendall MB BS MRCGP GP, Lamberhurst Surgery, Kent	10.2
Self-help: Self-help without risk Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation. www.sacredspace.org.uk email: Steve@sacredspace.org.uk	9.4
Service improvement: The Dermatology Workforce Group – the way forward Peter Lapsley Chief Executive, Skin Care Campaign, London	10.1
Skin cancer and the nurse’s role Gillian Morrison RGN Clinic Manager, Royal Group of Hospitals Belfast	2.2
Skin cancers, Telephone advice line for sufferers of Polly Buchanan RGN RM BSc(Hons) DipN ONC RSA Counselling (Project Director), Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dermatology, Salisbury District Hospital; Annabel Smoker RGN BNSc(Hons) PGDipEdA MA Teaching Fellow, University of Southampton School of Nursing and Midwifery; Denise Hancock RGN DNSc post Reg Dip in Nursing Studies Skin Cancer Liaison Sister, Marc’s Line Resource Centre, Salisbury District Hospital	3.3
Skin Care Campaign – a unique alliance, The Peter Lapsley, Chief Executive, National Eczema Society and Skin Care Campaign	2.2
Skin infections in children Rosemary Turnbull RSCN BSc Hons Child Health ENB N25 998 870 Paediatric Dermatology Sister, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London	3.1
Skin prick testing, Demystifying Mary J Brydon OBE FRCN RGN OHNC Allergy Nurse Consultant, Norfolk Allergy Diagnostic and Advisory Service, Norwich	7.4
Skin scrapings and nail clippings, How to … take Hilary Sexton RGN ENB998 ENB928 Dermatology Sister at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn	4.2
Spain, Dermatology nursing in Leo Barco MD Locum Consultant Dermatologist; Clara Inglesias MD Locum Consultant Dermatologist, St Richard’s Hospital, West Sussex	8.1
Spirit of health, In the Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	7.1
Spiritual fulfilment: Soul-destroying work? Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St. Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation.	8.4
Spirituality: The power of the mind Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation. www.sacredspace.org.uk email: Steve@sacredspace.org.uk	10.1
Spirituality: The wasteland Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation. www.sacredspace.org.uk email: Steve@sacredspace.org.uk	10.2
Spirtitual fulfilment: He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother Rev. Prof. Stephen G Wright FRCN MBE Faculty of Health, St. Martin’s College, Lancaster. Chairman, The Sacred Space Foundation	8.3
Study of a dermatology nursing service, A descriptive and evaluative Steven J Ersser RGN BSc PhD CertTHE Reader in Nursing; Heidi Taylor BA MA Research Assistant, Oxford Centre for Healthcare Research & Development, School of Healthcare, Oxford Brookes University; Julie Van Onselen RGN RSCN DipN BA Clinical Nurse Advisor	2.3
Suffering is grace Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	7.2
Sunbeds, The dangers of Christopher New BSc Biochemistry Campaign Manager for Skin Cancer Prevention, Health Education Authority, London	3.4
Sunscreen to children, How to … apply Marian Turner RGN Dermatology Treatment Nurse, Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust	3.3
Surgery, Introducing nurse-led Nicky Crannage RN Dip Bsc Hons ENB N25 D01 870 A29 Dermatology Surgical Nurse Specialist, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust	6.4
Surgery, Scope for professional practice in dermatological Gillian Godsell RGN Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham	4.3
Sweden, Dermatology in Anne Hindhede RGN, Department of Dermatology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden	6.1
Systemic disease, Skin manifestations of Neill C Hepburn MD FRCP Consultant Dermatologist, County Hospital, Lincoln	9.3
Systemic disease: Hair loss and nail conditions David de Berker MBBS MRCP Consultant Dermatologist; Mohamed Alrawi MBChB MRCPI Specialist Registrar in Dermatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary	10.2

Teamwork – putting the patients first Peter Lapsley, Chief Executive, Skin Care Campaign	6.4
Telemedicine in the management of leg ulcers Simon Dodds MA MS FRCS Consultant Vascular Surgeon; Susan Hayes RGN Vascular Research Nurse, Department of Vascular Surgery, Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands	9.2
Tinea capitis – a growing headcount Amy Winsor RGN Dermatology Nurse Practitioner, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Lewisham, London	2.3
Topical steroids, Demystifying Kath Gilbanks ENB 998 DPSN Project/Audit Nurse, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	8.4
Topical steroids, How to … apply Annie Cox ENB N18 RGN Sister in the Department of Dermatology at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital	4.4
Topical steroids, What I tell my patients about using Kath Gilbanks ENB 998 DPSN Project/Audit Nurse, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle	8.4
Touch, Exploration of Louise Butler RGN DipN BSc(Hons) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield	4.2
Touch, Exploring the spirit of caring Stephen Wright FRCN MBE Associate Professor. Faculty of Health, St Martin’s College Lancaster and Chairman of the Sacred Space Foundation	6.3
Treatments, The availability of dermatological Peter Lapsley, Chief Executive, Skin Care Campaign	7.2

Urticaria and its management in dermatology nursing Anthony Bewley MB ChB FRCP Consultant Dermatologist; Jane Watts RGN; Josephine A Murphy RGN Nurse Practitioners, Whipps Cross University Hospital	9.3

Varicose eczema, Recognising and treating the symptoms of Julia Soo MBBS MRCP Specialist Registrar in Dermatology, St George’s Hospital, London; Peter Mortimer MD FRCP Professor of Dermatology, St George’s Hospital, London	8.4
Venous leg ulceration, Pain in Addah Mangwendeza DipHE RN(Adult) ENB 998 N18 N49 Clinical Nurse Specialist, Essex Rivers Healthcare, Colchester	5.1
Venous leg ulcers, Contact sensitivity in patients with Janice Cameron RGN ONC MPhil FETC Department of Dermatology Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, The Churchill Headington, Oxford	2.4
Venous leg ulcers, Demystifying allergic contact dermatitis and Janice Cameron MPhil RGN ONC FETC Clinical Nurse Specialist in Wound Management, Department of Dermatology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford	8.2
Venous leg ulcers, What I tell my patients about eczema and Janice Cameron MPhil RGN ONC FETC Clinical Nurse Specialist in Wound Management, Department of Dermatology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford	8.2
Vitiligo, The psychological effects of living with Sue Crofton BSc MSc UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, Wembley, Middlesex	6.4
Vulval skin problems Fiona Pringle RGN FETC ENB 901 Clinical Nurse Manager, Oxford Fertility Unit, Oxford Radcliffe Hospital	5.3

Wet wrap, How to … Sandra Lawton RGN OND ENB 393 Dermatology Liaison Sister and Chair of the BDNG	3.1
Work, Skin disease and John Sorrell OStJ BSc MB BS MRCGP AFOM MIOSH Occupational Physician and Vice-Chairman of the Psoriasis Association	3.2
Workplace dermal exposure – causes and consequences Chris Packham, EnviroDerm Services, Evesham, Worcestershire	7.4
Wounds, Care of chronic Deborah Hofman BA Hons RN Dip Nurs Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wound Healing Institute, Dept Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford	6.2

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