The author team are Nurses, Senior Lecturers and Researchers, and practitioners in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at Anglia Ruskin University. The team consists of: Dr Christina Thurston (Editor), Steven Walker, Dave Hawkes, Tanya McFerran, Rena Williams, Maurice Slaven, Carolyn Seeman ,Hilary Collins, Steve Bilham, Sue Collier , Dr Susan Walker, Sharon Clarke, Carrie Fisher, Dr Tina Moules.