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Violence to nurses: prevalence and risk factors

Richard Whittington

Minor injuries units: evaluating patients’ perceptions

Fiona Paxton, David Heaney

Reducing the risk of complications in IV therapy

Lisa Dougherty

Intravenous sedation for short procedures and investigations

Erica Reid

Mental health network: a research programme

Learn to surf

Forward

Fibrin glue in bleeding ulcers

Faster pain relief in sickle cell crises

Raising arms stops dizziness; fast track admission for sickle cell; and glue for ulcers

Family support

Peaceful means

Mark Dawes

Violence

Larry Roach

Readers panel - Market value

Fo Ettinger, Chris Bassett, Wicce St Clair Hawkins

Bad science

John Monks

People's contract

Christine Hancock

Feline practice

Jane Warner

Security guard

Baroness Barbara Castle

Sidelines

Don't shoot the tsar

Woody Caan

Capital crisis

Adele Waters

Funding shift needs a lesson in clarity

Buzz Stokes

Network

Counselling works with people, not on them

Carol Blake

Our jargon can offend patients

Andy Thurgood

First practice nurse on RCN Council

Jackie Burns

UKCC wants to know why turnout was low

Stuart Skyte

Charging for GP visits may be counter productive

Joan Collacott

Price paid for care has fallen

Frank Ursell

Qualified care staff cost money

Anne Woller

Nurses wanted: only car owners need apply

Jack Shamash

News in brief

More trusts ban smoking at work

News

On the move

NHS cash injection due next week

Bed blocking blamed on hospital delays

Jack Shamash

News

Violence on staff: get tough policy on hold

Adele Waters

News in brief

Challenge to promote race equality

News

DoH prevents school nursing service cuts

Employment rights safe in pilot schemes

Nurses could lead fight against poverty

Work doubles while staff numbers halve

Adele Waters

News

'Serious failings' in smear test fiasco

Shortages force new recruitment campaign

Adele Waters

'The real problem has been in driving a strong personnel agenda from the centre which concentrates less on human as'resources'and more on them as people.'

Norah Casey