Staying the course

Jane Wray, David Barrett, Jo Aspland

Climb the ladder to the highest level

Ann Rae

Notice board

Freedom to speak up

Francesca West

Dealing with obesity

Laura Demmen

Frailty and its significance in older people’s nursing

Hazel Heath, Lynne Phair

Using the British National Formulary best practice for nurse prescribers

Shama Wagle

Medicines management in mental health

Austyn Snowden, Derek Barron

Tom Mason

Laurence Dopson

Mason, Tom

Laurence Dopson

Health visitors need to be there for new mothers and babies

Fiona Hemmings-Faye

Guidance for nurses to help patients who have fallen

Gary Jones

Checklists and toolkits are no replacement for common sense

Joyce Robins

Gay men in stable relationships still face a ban on donations

Drew Payne

We should be encouraging more people to become blood donors

Carol Pellowe

An open door policy transforms outcomes for people with dementia

Annie Pollock

Webwise

Heather Dale

Action for Sick Children

Heather Dale

Preventing Workplace Bullying – An Evidence-Based Guide for Managers and Employees

Greta McGough

No More I Love Yous: Dad and Dementia

Stephen Weeks

What Makes a Good Nurse – Why Virtues are Important for Nurses

Gillian Johnson

Workforce

James Buchan

Shell shock

The big issue

Council’s treatment of obese family raises many questions

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

Margaret Paul

All five senses are essential to good nursing care

Jan Halstead

Readers panel

Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe, Alison Crumbie, Moyra Baldwin, Paul Jebb

Research led me to be more aware of domestic violence against men

Amy Wilkins

Better safe than sorry

Dermid McCausland

Voices

Jean Gray

Take it from the top

Support your fellow worker

Safety on board

Christian Duffin

An eye opener on living with dementia

Sue Learner

Urban life or upbringing can affect the brain’s ability to process social stress

Eating disorders are more prevalent in girls who have been depressed

Test for mesothelin antibodies can help identify infertility link with ovarian cancer risk

Algorithm predicts venous thromboembolism risk up to five years in the future

IV Fluids given to women during labour may over-hydrate baby

Nationwide initiative to reduce student drop-out rates revealed

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Staff discontent rises as inflation continues to devalue salaries

World in brief

Milton considers HIV/AIDS training boost

Care home inquiry hears case for HCA regulation

Jennifer Trueland

News in brief

Self-assessments could fail to spot decline in standards

CQC campaign will encourage healthcare staff to blow the whistle

How Mary Seacole statue might look

Leighton returns to register but remains suspended from work

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Nurses will sign up to improve care in RCN dementia campaign

Erin Dean

Staff reject trust’s request to work for no pay

Inquiry chair criticises letter to witnesses

Jobs fair visitors report mixed prospects

Patient safety put at risk by training cuts, MPs told

NMC fees set to rise as government axes funding

Health union leaders gear up for industrial action over pensions

Petra Kendall-Raynor, Erin Dean

Continuing education must be a priority

Graham Scott