Outputs (7)

The role of the designated prescribing supervisor: An evaluation (2023)
Journal Article

Aim To understand the experience of non-medical prescribers undertaking the role of designated prescribing supervisor with students on the non-medical prescribing course for the first time. Methods Questionnaire completed by 34 designated prescribing... Read More about The role of the designated prescribing supervisor: An evaluation.

Pain control in palliative care (2022)
Journal Article

Pain is one of the most feared symptoms of advanced, progressive disease and dying. It is a common but not universal experience in both advanced malignant and non-malignant conditions. A patient-centred approach involving systematic and thorough asse... Read More about Pain control in palliative care.

Are you talking about me? Patients’ involvement in curriculum design and development (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Patients have always been involved in the delivery and assessment of learning in our independent prescribing programme. However, they have not been extensively involved in curriculum design.

Aim: We sought to develop a framework of pat... Read More about Are you talking about me? Patients’ involvement in curriculum design and development.

Opioid prescribing in palliative care (2012)
Journal Article

Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK live with long-term or incurable illnesses for which strong opioids may be the only effective method of pain relief yet these drugs remain underused.

Malignant fungating wounds: An analysis of the lived experience (2007)
Journal Article

AIM: This paper reports upon a study that aimed to illuminate the meaning and experience of living with a malignant fungating wound. BACKGROUND: The current understanding of living with a malignant fungating wound is derived from professionals' rathe... Read More about Malignant fungating wounds: An analysis of the lived experience.

What is the experience of living with a fungating wound? (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Malodorous fungating wounds: Uncertain concepts underlying the management of social isolation (2003)
Journal Article

Malodorous fungating wounds can exacerbate the social isolation of patients with palliative care needs through changes in patients' body image. There is a lack of consensus regarding the most effective management approaches for patients with malodoro... Read More about Malodorous fungating wounds: Uncertain concepts underlying the management of social isolation.