Art & Science Authors' Guidelines

Carotid endarterectomy

Carol Bick, Chris Imray

Prevention of pneumococcal disease in young children

Diana Steimle, Robert Aston, Pierre Van Damme

An evaluation of staff nurse role transition

Deirdre Amos

Information needs of patients with cancer

Maria Leadbeater

Obituary Kevin David Kendrick

Rosie Wilkinson Verena Tschudin Clare Hale

Referral letters create unnecessary anxiety

Elizabeth Otty

District nurses need support treating seromas

Dawn Chapman, Gordon Wishart

Grieving is harder if you can’t say goodbye

Pat Beeden

We start out 10 per cent lower and it just gets worse

Joyce Barber

New back in action

Jean Kay

What's on: the best of the week's health-related TV and radio Compiled by nurse and lecturer Margaret Paul

Is it or isn't it?

Deborah Ralph

Outside in

David Newnham

Positive steps

Jennifer Percival

Standard life

Daniel Allen

A select few

Sue Orr, Chris Mayer, Pam Truman

Corporate raiders

Mike Travis

Gofer required

Fo Ettinger

Letter from America

Rachel Lewis

Walk this way

You’re telling us...

Physical factors associated with pancreatic cancer

Older people cope by using both brain hemispheres

Interaction between maternal age and diabetes

Genes may hold the secret to reaching a ripe old age

United we stand

Kay Ball

Praise for MS specialists

Watchdogs won't hound nurses

Welsh cadets start two-year scheme

Acute mental health wards kept permanently locked

Ian McMillan

On the move

Lib Dems’ five point plan to end discharge delays

Bill Doult

Breastfeeding rates increase

Misplaced residents 'are being overlooked'

Prescribing concerns played down

Guidance on overseas staff

Consultant nurses insulted by ‘derogatory’ new labels

Karen Murray

Pressure gauge

Court of appeal to hear whistleblowing case

Smoking cessation nurses fear end to their funding

Paul Dinsdale

Nurses to give evidence in Climbié inquiry

‘Cheapskate' care funding

Protest over CPHVA forum

Team bonus scheme is divisive

A jab at flu

Call for national guidance on major incident plans

Nick Lipley

Summit ‘not a talking shop’ says scotland's chief

Scottish nurses want free return-to-practice courses

Steven Black

Powerful recruitment tool

Jean Gray

Putting an end to patients’ sleepless nights