Raising the standards

Deborah Lowe

A practitioner’s guide to service development

Liz Lees

Leadership and accountability

Judith Allen, Monica Dennis

Integrating physician assistants into the practice setting

Morag Gray, Fiona Smith, Dermot McKeown, Jayne Donaldson, Susan Hendry, Lucie Page, Julie Scholes

How to achieve a work-life balance

Claire Westwood

Encouraging workplace innovation using the ‘world cafe’ model

Cathy Burke, Keeley Sheldon

Out for consultation

Patient safety

Reducing staff costs

Integrated care systems

Ruth Williams

Service commissioning

Telecare advice

Diary

Today’s nursing leader

Anne Benson

Infections and their control: a historical perspective

Carol Pellowe

Persuasion in clinical practice: helping people make changes

Stephen Weeks

Preventing and reducing aggression and violence in health and social care

Greta McGough

International outlook

Susan Williams

Endangered liaisons

John Larkham

Recognising the risks ahead

Michael Parker

New education standards to embed leadership and teamworking skills

Hourly ward rounds improve care and reduce staff stress

Christian Duffin

News in brief

‘Re-ablement’ scheme supports inpatients being discharged

Shamed trust appoints nurse to tackle concerns

College raises fears over competition and lack of nursing input into health reforms

Christian Duffin

Let’s not shirk our responsibility

Donna Kinnair, Donna Kinnair