Source of confidence

Gillian Davies

Leaving acute care presents fresh and varied challenges

Caroline Forrest

Notice Board

A closer look at how we feel

Jeremy Dawson, Michael West

Back to business

Lynne Wallis

Emergency care of children and adults with head injury

James Bethel

Skill analysis

Lucy Ward

Eating disorders in people with type 1 diabetes

Kathryn Weaver

Assessing registered nurses’ clinical skills in orthopaedics

Sonya Clarke, Sinead McDonald, Debbie Rainey

Wanless, Sir Derek

Laurence Dopson

However busy we are, basic needs should always be met

Sue Grave

I cannot seperate the spiritual and physical aspects of my life

Hermie Santos

‘Engaged spirituality’ is key to preventing abuse and neglect

Sally Wood

Respecting others’ beliefs is a vital part of nursing care

Andrew White

Barring NHS staff from agency work is anti-competitive

Starjeena D’Costa

Rosters are unfilled, despite many nurses being unemployed

Dame Betty Kershaw

Too high a price to pay for the sharp rise in fitness to practise referrals

Carole Smith

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

Margaret Paul

Mind Tools

Rachael Rowe

Fresh Air on My Face – Transforming the Quality of Life for People with Dementia through Contact with the Natural World

Greta McGough

The Games – Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic Journey to London 2012

Marion Foreman

Bombs over Paisley – The Woodside First Aid Post Disaster

Laurence Dopson

Webwise

Rachael Rowe

Prisoner’s story inspired me to explore my prejudiced attitudes

Daniel Lucy

Take responsibility for your daily fitness to practise

Lynne Healy

Readers panel

Alison Crumbie, Scott Justice, Elsie Gayle, Jane Scullion

Cross now

Keep it brief

A fighting force

Nicci Pugh

Peter Carter explains why the government must not impose regional pay

Giving the gift of life

Jennifer Trueland

Soothing the senses

Jennifer Trueland

A strong lead

Sally Gooch

Nurse leaders speak up for the profession in Downing Street

Keeping active and eating healthily reaps huge benefits for older women

Research reveals NSAIDs have place in preventing three types of skin cancer

Lipodystrophy syndrome has severe negative eff ects on women with HIV/AIDS

Use of blood sugar control drug pioglitazone associated with increased bladder cancer risk

Intensive care staff clash over transition to end of life care

‘I wanted to record nurses’ lives’

Laurence Dopson

What do you think of linking pay rises to appraisals?

Unions gather evidence ahead of terms and conditions showdown

Sally Gillen

Political notebook 27.06.12

Polyclinic opens in Olympic park as volunteer nurses get set for games

World in brief

Portable mirrors help trust cut incidence of pressure ulcers by more than 50%

Consultation on donor consent bill

News in brief

Nutrition guide advises on patients in the community

Consultation on cut to non-means-tested bursary

Help comes out of the blue

NMC urged to postpone closure of its professional advisory service

Tamsin Snow

Resuscitation specialist honoured by doctors

Doctors’ pension demands will be paid for by nurses, warns Lansley

Jennifer Sprinks, Christian Duffin

Top nurse confident about care quality

Surplus ‘necessary’ despite nurses’ pay freeze

Demand for care outstripping NHS funds-auditor

Staff voice anger at trusts’ pay club plans

Unions step up lobbying against moves to introduce regional pay

Sally Gillen, Bill Doult

The degrading effect of downgrading staff

Graham Scott