Patricia Grocott presents a critical review of fungating wound management from a community perspective, using case study data from her study into the palliative management of fungating wounds.

Patricia Grocott PhD, BSc (Hons),
Dip.N (Lond), RGN, Research Associate, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, Kings College Hospital, London.

Article accepted for publication November 1999.