Specialist service

Clare Lomas

Effect of chemotherapy-induced nausea on patients’ quality of life

Melissa Fitzgerald, Siobhan Murphy

Patient satisfaction with telephone follow up after treatment

Anne Boardman, Joanne Wilkinson, Ruth Board

Contribution of biobanks to care services

Claire Lewis, Adrina O’Donnell, Stephen McQuaid, Jacqueline James

Role of specialist liaison nurses in caring for young adults

Carole Farrell, Kate Law

Ideal personalities for palliative care workers

Dion Smyth

Support is vital for staff to deliver compassionate care

Dion Smyth

Healthcare professionals divided on breast self-examination

Dion Smyth

Noticeboard

Diary

Many happy returns

George Holley-Moore

Point of view - No short answers

Richard Henry

Four Seasons of Grieving: A Nurse’s Healing Journey With Nature

Vivienne Tickle

Pain Comorbidities: Understanding and Treating the Complex Patient

Karin Cannons

A collective vision for the future of nursing

Tamsin Newton Snow

News in brief

People diagnosed in emergency settings have worse prognoses

Bereaved relatives benefit from community care

Jennifer Sprinks

Patient gets motoring for earlier kidney cancer diagnoses

Lifetime achievement award for teenage cancer care

Demand for greater access to clinical nurse specialists

Cost of changing nurses’ roles

Carole Farrell