Many medical conditions are now treated at home rather than in hospital, and general practitioners, community pharmacists, and district nurses have all had to adjust to the increased demands that this places on the primary healthcare team.

Patient Care in Community Practice provides a unique guide for the healthcare professional to the background and use of a diverse range of non-medicinal products and appliances suitable for use in the home. These products include stoma appliances, incontinence aids, trusses, graduated compression hosiery, wound management products, oxygen administration aids, inhalation therapy aids, dietary products for special needs, home parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition and dialysis.

This updated and revised edition discusses the latest developments in the treatment and management of a variety of conditions. It provides the background knowledge, and the confidence, that caregivers need to ensure that the patient's quality of life is maximized.

1. Stoma Therapy
2. Management of Incontinence
3. Trusses for Abdominal Hernias
4. Graduated Compression Hosiery
5. Wound Healing and Wound Management Products
6. Dietary Products
7. Oxygen Therapy
8. Inhalation Therapy
9. Home Enteral Nutrition
10. Home Parenteral Nutrition
11. Dialysis at Home