Face to face

Ruth Williams

Nutrition in hospitalised patients

Jonathan Webster, Jane Healy, Rebecca Maud

Fit, fun and forever young

The role of the specialist nurse in an acute assessment and liaison service

Paula Harvey, Dan Wilson

Guidance on best practice in acute care

Jackie Bridges, Mary Flatley, Julienne Meyer

Use of non-invasive ventilation

Ruth Sander

Oxygen treatment

Recognising delirium

Practice question

Noticeboard

Education

Diary

Shared knowledge

Deborah Sturdy

Facing the future

Jonathan Webster, Nicky Hayes

Relative values

Les Bright

Gerontological Nursing

Ada Allen

Speaking of Dying: A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care

Phil Russell

Early Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia

Brigid Breckman

Measurement Scales Used in Elderly Care

Gillian Johnson

Medical Ethics and the Elderly

Maureen Benbow

Nurses called on to help end age discrimination by 2012

Carol Davis

Festive winner

Poor record on end of life care of older patients found in acute hospitals

Laura Doherty, Lisa Berry

Healthcare staff are not intentionally ageist, equality review finds

Look for depression in patients with chronic illness, nurses told

News in Brief

Challenges facing acute care

Nicky Hayes