Pioneer’s legacy of change

New act, new ethos, new role

Danielle Weekes

Student life - Beyond the call of duty

Rebecca Hoskins

Understanding haematuria

Victoria Stebbing

Role modelling practice with students on clinical placements

Adrienne Price, Bob Price

Risk factors for moving and handling bariatric patients

Sue Hignett, Paula Griffiths

Management of procedures and reactions following first aid

Rick Dean, Joe Mulligan

Obituary

Ali Handscomb

We need more nurses who qualify, not more students

Sarah Holling

War widows and veterans need the best nhs care

Pat Beeden

It is good to confront and challenge our prejudices

Liz Cort

All-graduate entry will enhance the image of nursing

Jayne Thomas

Duty of care takes precedence over our personal beliefs

Aaron Barham

A more traditional uniform reflects core nursing values

Sue Watson

Liz Fradd gets to the heart of the pressing need for better nursing leadership at the strategic level (reflections October 14). Nurse directors need to have specific training to help them be more effective at board level

Catherine Gleeson

Foundation Skills for Caring – Using Student-centred Learning

Gill Hurst

Bodies

Bríd Hehir

Essentials of Pharmacology for Nurses

Valerie McGurk

Webwise

Christine Eberhardie

Medicines management

Matt Griffiths

Obsession about extreme obesity feeds voyeurism

Anne Diamond

Starting out - My cheerful attitude upset an anxious pre-op patient

Ria Andrews

Addressing patients’ spiritual beliefs helps them deal with fear

Monica McAleer

Readers panel - To pay or not to pay

Julie Clarke, Mandy Allison, Moyra Baldwin, Lorraine Jeffs

The conkerer

Jane Bates

Outsidein

David Newnham

Learn to say ‘no’

Mike Lehane, Steve Maddern

Voices - Is Mary Seacole a worthy black role model? Elizabeth Anionwu argues the case

Elizabeth Anionwu

Discover your bias

Stephanie Northen

Action on emissions

Alison Moore

A lifeline for children

Anita Pati

Cranial irradiation in childhood decreases likelihood of marriage

Estimates of children exposed to drug use revised upwards

C. difficile infection extends hospital stay for ventilated patients

Study authors say parents need more support to help children lead healthy lifestyles

Investment, recruitment and support: initiatives to tackle the midwifery crisis

Notice board

The best of the week’s health-related TV and radio

Margaret Paul

Department of health formulates ground rules for deploying students during a swine flu epidemic

Nursing experts question viability of extending infection surveillance

Tamsin Snow

Specialist training to combat over-prescribing in dementia care

Tour bus is just the ticket for students hoping to go places

Cash squeeze forces charity to shed ten cancer care posts

Nurse directors struggling due to lack of training

News in brief

Awards ceremony shines a light on the pride of the profession

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Drive to halve sickness rates

New degree-level programmes will be backed by preceptorship

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Health act confers new rights

Support staff will plan patient care

Cost of student attrition causes concern as colleges reveal figures

Adele Waters

University challenge

Graham Scott