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Working out the workforce

James Buchan

Shared opportunities

Julia Terry

Resuscitation

Lisa Scott

Identifying best practice principles of audit in health care

Seraphim Patel

Using qualitative research to improve tissue viability care

Alison Hopkins

Management of digital ulcers related to systemic sclerosis

Sue Brown

Type 2 diabetes and hypertension in older adults: a case study

Julie Spencer

Joy Lozano Rheumatology nurse Specialist 1950– 2010

Mark Prentice

Calling all school nurses who are also prescribers

Mary O’Sullivan

A bout of winter blues is a normal seasonal response

Jamie Thomson

Dementia strategy should be given time to take effect

Helen Elizabeth Spreadbury

I would like more on medical neuro-linguistic programming

Helena Major

Protected time is needed for all our essential paperwork

Stephen Christodoulou

Pay rises for all nurses is the only way to gain parity

Chris Hutter

Little chance of rising to innovation challenge in the real world of nursing

Monica Mason

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

Margaret Paul

Brenda’s Easy-to-Swallow Cookbook – Recipes for Mouth Cancer Survivors

Brigid McKevith

Keeper: Living With Nancy – A Journey into Alzheimer’s

Helen Elizabeth

Celebrating Nurses – A Visual History

Dame Betty kershaw

Webwise

Rachael Rowe

Starting out - The telephone’s ring was enough to nmake me feel uncomfortable

Elizabeth Pughis

Waiting until your time is up

Gay Lee

Readers panel - Getting personal

Paul Jebb, Jane Scullion, Jane Brown, Kate Tantam

Cynical, me?

Jane Bates

Outside in - Magnets and mobile phones lead David Newnham to question his morals

David Newnham

Only human, and all the better for it

Rosemary Cook

Voices - Tony Hazell wants to hear your views on changes to the NMC’s midwifery rules

Tony Hazell

A chance to upgrade

Joanne Garside

Across the threshold

Alison Handley

Centuries of caring

Christine Hallett

Runaways at risk

Alison Moore

Pregnant women who swim at reduced risk of preterm birth

Obese children are at risk of long-term vascular damage

Short or intermediate outcomes in treatment of carotid stenosis

Research indicates that consumers often feel reluctant to share details of side effects

My focus will be the patient’s experience of nursing care

Election limbo for bursaries

Hospitals instructed to employ more nursing staff

First nurses don national uniform

Health high on hustings agenda as politicians hit campaign trail

Erin Dean

Campaign prompts bereavement rethink

Shortfall in school nurses could prove a big headache for families

Erin Dean

News in brief

Christian who lost crucifix employment tribunal to appeal

Cancer charity’s TV show surprise

Whistleblower guidance welcomed for bringing clarity

Broad welcome for national indicators

Caution over vetting information

NMC to host managers’summits on when to refer registrant cases

Petra Kendall-Raynor

In the running for olympics

Spending on agency staff to be slashed as trusts tighten budgets

Tamsin Snow

Stop knocking agency staff

Graham Scott