When the going gets tough

Sara White

Another hurdle to overcome?

Private employer leads the way in regulation

Time is on your side

Jane Redfern Jones

A process to ensure public protection

Anne Horner

Legal advice

Richard Griffith

On the inside

A bright future for support workers

Lorraine Hicking-Woodison

What to do when an employer acts unfairly

Marc Cornock

Notice board

Get a good rate

Tonio Schoenfelder

Self-injury and harm minimisation on acute wards

Chris Holley, Rachel Horton, Lisa Cartmail, Eleanor Bradley

Fungal infections

Rebecca Land

Effects of venous leg ulceration on patients’ quality of life

Debbie Maddox

Effects of diabetes on women’s reproductive health

Elizabeth Stenhouse

We need to restore the pride in those who care for older people

Caroline Bell

After a few days in Harrogate my batteries have been recharged

Sue Morris

Lost for words on hearing of opposition to Seacole statue

James Smith

Poor understanding of learning disability careers

George Cowley

Fitness to practise hearings are there to protect the public

Judith Ellis

Lansley’s one-to-one mid wife promise is simply ‘hot air ’

Bridget Ryan

Article on bariatric surgery has helped me to stop snacking

Dave Sadler

I was surprised by the number of obese delegates at RCN Congress

Trisha Digg

We need to be proficient in a wide range of procedures

Emily Thoms

Students learn from clinicians who explain what they are doing and why

Claire Picton

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

Margaret Paul

Over Streams and Squirrel Woods

Alan Chapman

Paediatrics at a Glance – Second edition

Joan Myers

Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy! – First UK edition

Bev Al-Azzawi

I reached out to a withdrawn patient by speaking her language

Donna Lorraine Davis

Readers panel Check-ups for doctors

Kate Tantam, Steve Flatt, Jane Brown, Stephanie Cummings

Lessons learnt from an earlier age of austerity

Linda Drake

Hot topic

David Newnham’s

Porky pies

None of your business

Gary J Jones

Yvonne Coghill is moved by a day of celebration spent with nurses

Breathe easy

Lynne Pearce

Care without prejudice

Daloni Carlisle

News update

Courses & resources

Cultures of engagement

Sidone Chilufya

Webwise

Mollie Hearn

Step change

Women tend to be more anxious than men before they have day surgery

Speed and ecstasy linked to depression in teenagers, especially if both are used

Benefits of self-management programme for diabetes patients are not long term

Eating lots of berries may halt cognitive decline by more than two years

Cigarette pack health warnings help to stop ex-smokers lighting up

Congress celebrates distinguished nurse leader and cross-bench peer

Sarah Harrison

‘We would negotiate over pension reform’

Tamsin Snow

Raise parents’ awareness about content of video games

Students raise alarm over lack of training in fundamental skills

Jennifer Sprinks

Delegates reject cash for healthy choices proposal

Links with Trades Union Congress divides opinion

Majority votes against paying organ donors amid fears of exploitation

Profession celebrated at Downing Street

Prime minister’s quality forum urges nurses to shape its agenda

Sally Gillen

News in brief

Dignity commission chair pushes for HCA regulation

International council fee still under negotiation

Carter urges ministers to acknowledge job cuts

Long shifts with insufficient breaks are increasing risk of clinical errors

Board and branch review will ensure fitness for purpose

Guess who I met on the train?

Increasing the retirement age to 68 is a disgrace, says RCN leader

Regulator blames IT and human error for mistakes on register

Fury at NMC’s plan to increase registration fees to £120 a year

Why cough up £120 for the privilege of working?

Graham Scott