Student life - Questioning the facts

Inna Popil

Triumph for NHS equality

Helen Gilbert

Notice board

Fast access better care

Domestic violence

Zuzana Khan

Management of patients with atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and treatment

Ellen Berry, Helen Padgett

Self-management following stroke

Sara Joice

An overview of e-prescribing in secondary care

Robyn Tolley

Codling, Stella

Laurence Dopson

Road races are a good way of keeping fit and raising money

Matthew Bradby

Occupational health nurses are ideal for sick leave assessments

Mandy Brennan

The poor quality of hospital food affects patients’ recovery

Sarah Couch

NHS pensions are in jeopardy for many if health bill is passed

Gay Lee

The chancellor is misguided in calling for regional pay

Alice Munro

Being a patient has given me a new perspective on care

Michelle Clarke

When the prime minister talks about ‘nurses’, who exactly does he mean?

Malcolm Harrison

Spirituality and Personhood in Dementia

Stephen Weeks

Oxford Handbook of Prescribing for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals – Second edition

Jennie Bradford

Perspectives on Cancer Care

Rachael Rowe

Starting out - Observing ward managers has shown me what makes a leader

Beverly Maund

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

Margaret Paul

Webwise

Roger Evans

Observing ward managers has shown me what makes a leader

Beverly Maund

Readers panel - Costly business

Paul Jebb, Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe, Esther Tanton, Jane Brown

Voices-Chris Beasley welcomes a new nursing forum aiming to promote improved care

Dame Chris Beasley

Newly released service records show how the Great War transformed nursing. Erin Dean reports

Erin Dean

The nurses who tied the knot

Slippery slope

Deadly therapy

Invest in diversity

Shahnaz Ali

Call of duty

Chris Beasley welcomes a new nursing forum aiming to promote improved care

Afraid to be different

Jennifer Trueland

Health and happiness

Erin Dean

Study finds that use of nicotine patches helps boost memory and ability to concentrate

Healthcare providers need to be aware of the increased risk of heart attack in the bereaved

Bariatric surgery could have more pronounced ‘benefits’ than standard lifestyle changes

Swedish research establishes link between eating processed meat and pancreatic cancer

New evidence adds to the breast versus bottle-feeding debate

Staff levels dip to lowest since 2006

Nurses prepare to bridge the divide between health and social care

Trusts want highly trained nurses to plug shortage of A&E doctors

Tamsin Snow

Pride in practice seeks signatories

World in brief

Political notebook 01.02.12

NMC reveals plans to collect sexual orientation data for FtP hearings

Four people meet tough peer criteria in 18 months

News in brief

Big regional variations in take up of seasonal flu jab

Self-assessment initiative seeks to nurture leaders at ward sister level

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Leading health figures push for monitoring system

Lobbying of peers intensifies as health bill deadline draws near

New shifts at NHS Direct may force staff out

Documentary shows ‘issues nurses face’

Voting opens for patient’s choice award

Fitness to practise failings sparks major review of nurse regulation

Jennifer Sprinks

Unions challenge trust at tribunal for withholding pay increments

Petra Kendall-Raynor, Tamsin Snow

Nurses use Olympics to promote public health

A diverse workplace is a happier workplace

Graham Scott