The art of listening

Clare Lomas

Effect of time of day on language in healthy ageing and Alzheimer’s disease

Amanda Stead, Neila Donovan, Paul Hoffman

The role of the named nurse in long-term settings

Gary Mitchell, Joanne Strain

Risk factors for and assessment of constipation

Sherree Chapman, Catherine Hungerford

Effect of weight change on fracture incidence post-menopause

Ruth Sander

Importance of micronutrients in slowing progression of dementia

Ruth Sander

Under-diagnosis of myocardial infarction in women

Ruth Sander

Practice question

Cliff Kilgore

Noticeboard

Diary

A smoother pathway

Deborah Thompson, Mandy Rumley-Buss, Simon Conroy

The Nurse Mentor’s Companion

Bob Price

Excellence in Dementia Care: Research into Practice

Dave Pulsford

DSM-5 Made Easy – The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis

Marc Cornock

Hospice staff given stress-busting advice as complexity of role grows

Lisa Berry

Poor pay and conditions threaten homecare market

Nick Triggle

News in brief

Guidance on covert filming in care homes issued by watchdog

Nursing students need general grounding before they specialise

Cuddly ‘seal pup’ robot helps patients with dementia to relax

Nurse-led eye clinic opens to meet demand in Wales

‘Vanguards’ to test ideas for radical redesign of NHS

Lisa Berry

Revival of an old standard

Nicky Hayes