Close to the bone

Julia Judd

Substance misuse and mental health: an overview

G Hussein Rassool

A rehabilitation framework for patient-focused care

Alison Edwards

The qualities and skills of practice developers

Rob Garbett, Brendan McCormack

Outside in

David Newnham

Diabetes CD in Sylhetti is available to healthcare staff

Racist statement could cause much damage

Michael Baptiste

Bottrill resignation: one word out of context

Jennifer Gibson

We’ve been striking for years by leaving

Laura Thomas

Just an ordinary man who happens to be a nurse

Mark Crump

Unsocial hours certainly deserve decent pay

Susan Badman

Permanent nights put an end to chaotic rotas

Jim Young

Can’t work nights, won’t work nights

Sylvia Porter

Internal rotation forced nurses to quit work

I enjoy my job, but I am worth more

Susan Gee

Assessing Practice in Nursing and Midwifery

Vicki Traynor

The National Health Service - A Political History

Linda Crofts, Anne Marie Rafferty

What’s on: the best of the week’s health-related TV and radio

Margaret Paul

Ask the experts

Party season

Beverly Malone

Residents need their own charter

Carol Dimon

The way ahead

Lucy Sotting

An early lesson in management

June Small

Stroke rehabilitation

Deirdre Derby

Research notes

Roger Gamon

Readers Panel

Marie John, Roger Cowell, Stephen Weeks, Leishia Tyndale-Hines

The exit files

Stephen Wright

Standard life - Forget the frisbee frolics and get down to some serious fulfilment

Daniel Allen

Sobering thoughts

Catharine Sadler

Relaxed and refreshed

Keira Sangster

Three-month tour of duty

Sharon Hegan

Wish you were here?

Joe Collier

That’s the spirit

Jo Carlowe

Under attack

Ann Turner

Countdown to. The final evaluation

Adele Waters

Pancreatic B-cells can be regenerated by an enzyme

Depression and falls in older people share risk factors

Maternal HIV infection leads to babies with enlarged hearts

Adjuvant chemotherapy may complement tamoxifen

Same-day appointments cut down on ‘no shows’

Colin Parish

NMC database ‘junk mail’ will be optional

Access to online courses denied

Tardy travellers are risking disease

Call to end legal test for matrons

£100 flat rate for nursing home residents

Government U-turn on care home standards

Nick Lipley

Keep it fresh and fruity

Palestinian nurses ‘live in hospitals’

Safe staffing levels demanded

Colleagues rally round Pat Bottrill

Man told to pay £225 after attack on A&E staff

Nigel Burnham

Trusts step up to pilot pay system

Unison claims HCAs could be paid more than nurses

Adele Waters

Nurses claim they had to do extra shifts for free

Dial ‘P’ for panic

NHS vs McDonald’s

Party pledges to match teachers’ starting salaries

RCN blames low pay for rise in Scottish vacancies

Christian Duffin

Activist quits ‘living hell’ job

Early warning success in outbreak

Recognise the early signs of alcohol misuse

Paid fair and square

Jean Gray