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Student life'A taster course

Jane Bennett

Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Effective communication with people who have dementia

Dev Jootun, Gerry McGhee

Assessment and management of paediatric burn injuries

Catherine Williams

Methods of wound debridement: a case study

Jennifer Kelly

Preparing clinical support workers for the long-term conditions agenda

Sue Randall

Duhre, Kerrie

Laurence Dopson

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Laurence Dopson

Dealing with nurses who let down our noble profession

Gemma Davies

Marking the centenary of international women’s day

Shelly Abdool

There are limits to what RCN members can pay for services

Cris Allen

Study fails to make the case for long-sleeved uniforms

Jane Brown

Nurses try their best but are subject to unfair pressures

Stephen Weeks

Hospitals should be paid a premium for delivering care to older people

Bridget Ryan

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

Margaret Paul

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Deafness Research UK

Amanda Norman

This Won’t Hurt – A History of the Hospitals of Lichfield

Roger Evans

Promoting Recovery in Early Psychosis -A Practice Manual

Alister Campbell

Introducing Pharmacology for Nursing and Healthcare

Simon McGurk

Starting out steppingbackfromachallenge leftmebetterpreparedlater

Ben Stockdale

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Candice Pellett, Scott Justice, Elsie Gayle, Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe

Sole search

Jane Bates

Outside in

David Newnham

Future workforce

Clare Chapman

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Jean Gray

Recognise the signs

Catharine Sadler

Flu vaccination does not exacerbate chest problems in COPD

Precious little

Christian Duffin

Breaking the silence

Lynne Pearce

Absolutely fabulous

Alison Handley

Keep it to yourself

Mary-Claire Mason

Inability to continue cycling could identify atypical parkinsonism

Residential radon increases the risk of lung cancer

Link between dietary pattern and bone density examined

Children’spsychiatricservices first in line for budget cuts

‘It is down to leadership’

All staff must rethink their attitude

David Foster

Massive support for spot check project

Key nurse leadership post axed despite damning report on care

Erin Dean

Nurse entrepreneurs vie for £50,000

Trusts may issue court orders to patients who resist discharge

Tamsin Snow

Rcn fellow arrested on malawi march

Health boards urged to protect patients from cutbacks

Gillian fights prejudice against Gypsies

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Salary cuts expected at trust to meet deficit

Union brands royal wedding pay offer ‘mean’

‘Green nurse’ spots bag-loads of waste

Staff face greater stress from rising number of unfilled shifts

Tamsin Snow

Job cuts threaten nurse posts

College urges NMC to expand remit to assistant practitioners

Erin Dean

Time to take the lead

Graham Scott