Crossing continents

Daniel Allen

A nurse-led psycho-education programme for Chinese carers of patients with colorectal cancer

Nga Fan Shum, Yau Lin Lui, Wai Lun Law, Yee Tak Daniel Fong

An assessment of the value of music therapy for haemato-oncology patients

Neil Foster, Theresa Wiseman, Kjell Pennert

Holistic needs assessment: Rationale and practical implementation

Natalie Doyle, Richard Henry

Journal scan

Dion Smyth

Noticeboard

Diary

Pathways Through Care at the End of Life

Diane Laverty

Developing Leadership Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals

Paul Jebb

Macleod’s Clinical Examination

Simon McGurk

Medicine Hands: Massage Therapy for People with Cancer

Peter Mackereth

Embracing Empathy in Healthcare

Gary Mitchell

Time to focus on the here and now

Barbara Arthurs

Point of view - Much more than health education

Richard Henry

Experts join forces to tackle variation in London’s rates of diagnosis

Mandatory training needed for end of life discussions

Louise Hunt

Help to quit smoking

Decision guide on venous access devices issued

Pancreatic cancer diagnosis delayed in people under 55

Lisa Berry

College’s knowledge base will help staff use research and learning

Shadowing and training needed for nurses’ revalidation by NMC

Goose leads to specialty award for awareness campaign

News in brief

Working in different ways

Carole Farrell