‘The best job I’ve had’

Ruth Williams

Information and support for older women with breast cancer

Emma Blows, Jaime de Blas Lop, Karen Scanlon, Alison Richardson, Emma Ream

The benefits of involving young patients in service development

Sam Smith, Lorraine Case

Developing a nurse-led clinic for patients enrolled in clinical trials

Helen Winter, Verna Lavender, Claire Blesing

Chemotherapy-induced hand-foot syndrome

Tessa Williams

Parents’ attitudes to complementary medicine

Dion Smyth

Helping men to make a decision about prostate cancer screening

Efficacy of ultrasound as a salvage therapy in recurrent cancer

Notice board

Diary

Watching the clock

Peter Kirkbride

Older people need champions like us

Natalie Doyle

Fundamental Aspects of Palliative Care Nursing

Sheila Payne

What’s up with bridget’s mum? and what’s up with tiffany’s dad?

Nicola James

Campaigners welcome moves to control tobacco products

Carol Davis

RCN members say spirituality is core to their work

Palliative care charity to benefit from royal wedding fund

Older patients in Wales get ‘shamefully inadequate’ care

Outstanding nurses head towards top awards

MPs call for improved data to assess efficacy of follow-up care

Survey finds teenagers with cancer face diagnosis delays

Lisa Berry

News in brief

Editorial April 2011: In praise of nursing innovation

Carole Farrell