Notice board

Working in a war zone

Seraj Elalem, Josh Mull

Time to take stock of support contribution

Karen Spilsbury

Losing total recall

Benny Goodman

Dementia care

Anne O’Reilly

Care of adult patients with a temporary tracheostomy

Samantha Freeman

Effect of stroke on family carers and family relationships

David Gillespie, Fiona Campbell

Introduction to the stroke series

Anne Rowat

I object to psychometric testing for nursing students

Zuzana Khan

Care homes need support from primary care staff

Sue Hill

Mentors need appropriate resources and training

Paula Hancock

Good preceptorship is key to assessing competence

Liz Gormley-Fleming

Most people find ways to cope, whatever the trauma

Phill Lister

Standardised prescription charts are the way forward

Sara Garland

We must promote a positive image of mental health

Mike Lehane

As nurses, we work hard and should be respected for this

Azzer Wilson

Healthcare cutbacks are playing with patients’ lives

Sharon Smith

How can the government mistake opposition to reforms for support?

Stephen Weeks

Voluntary Service Overseas

Laurence Dopson

The Cancer Survivor’s Companion – Practical Ways to Cope with your Feelings after Cancer

Roger Evans

Carbs and Cals and Protein and Fat – A Visual Guide to Carbohydrate, Protein, Fat and Calorie Counting for Healthy Eating and Weight Loss

Jane Bridges

500 Tips for Communicating with the Public

Zoe Williamson

Time out

David Newnham discovers that the search for a guilt-free tipple is timeless

Give us examples of good practice in school nursing

Experience led me to question my superiors and help a patient

Abigail Houghton

Starting - out experience led me to question my superiors and help a patient

Abigail Houghton

Healthy eating should be part of the school curriculum

Anne Diamond

Readers panel

Linda Drake, Steve Flatt, Janet Smith, Mandy Allison

Outside In

Dame Chris Beasley

The final freedom

Dame Jill Macleod

Voices - Give us examples of good practice in school nursing, says Chris Beasley

Dame Chris Beasley

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

Margaret Paul

Webwise

Laurence Dopson

A stick to beat MRSA

Jennifer Trueland

Changing course

Enterprising ideas

Alison Moore

Sick of feeling lonely

Sue Learner

Pelvic training for men after prostate surgery shows little benefit

SSRIs found to cause severe adverse effects in older people

Eating nuts may offer protection against inflammatory disease

Stroke survivors require long-term recovery support

Are nursing staff as busy in summer as winter?

Keith Hurst

Summer months are now as demanding for nurses as winter

‘I am an optimist – our efforts are making a difference’

Jobs hang in the balance as care homes fail to find new operators

Jennifer Sprinks, Christian Duffin

Staff stretch out to avoid strain injury

Workplace equality leads to happier patients

Fears for 1,400 people treated by ‘fake nurse’

Chief nursing officer’s conference called off due to freeze on spending

Minister promises to consult on abortion rules

College vows to persist in battle to change government health bill

Sarah Harrison

News in brief

Party conferences set for heated debate on NHS reform plans

Inquiry hears of staff being left in an ‘impossible position’

Many of the failings at Mid Staffs are evident in the NHS, says CNO

Jennifer Sprinks

Regulator to discuss suspension as released nurse seeks to clear name

Lifting of blood ban could improve HIV awareness

Outbreak came as team were ‘fire-fighting’

RCN calls for language testing

Health minister backs move to greater regional wage flexibility

Tamsin Snow

If it works, why change it?

Graham Scott