Student life - A student place on the panel

Lowri Aldworth

On the move

Notice Board

Be confident in a digital world

Richard Wright

Growing into the role

Caroline Alexander

Early stage dementia

Rose Gallacher

Preventing malnutrition in prison

Bethan Leach, Sarah Goodwin

Evaluating nursing handover: the REED model

Alison Tucker, Peter Fox

Alleviating stress in the workplace: advice for nurses

Kerri Wright

Jeffrey Ducusin1968-2013Essex nurse who died in Typhoon Haiyan

John Adams

Debbie Davies1957-2013Nurse, nurse teacher, student champion and medical anthropologist

Kim Goode

Tweets of the week

Thailand might hold the answer to affordable older people’s care

Rachel Potter

We are ordinary, skilled people doing extraordinary work

Susie Rogers

Letters home from a first world war hero are a fascinating read

Julian Somers

Putting the record straight on the number of NMC’s Pre-2011 Cases

Jackie Smith

Many nursing errors are down to overwork and understaffing

Loveday Janes

Sending foreign staff back would be the ‘economics of madness’

Maggie Yates

It is unethical to check someone’s financial eligibility for treatment

Davina Parker

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

Margaret Paul

Dropbox app

Daniel Wolstenholme

Practising Social Inclusion

Anne Felton

Hutchison’s Clinical Methods – 23rd edition

Simon McGurk

NHS Specialised Services

Rachael Rowe

Friends in need

Zeba Arif

Readers panel - No place to hide for smokers

Pamela Shaw, Kate Tantem, Dave King, Jane Scullion

Starting out - It was a privilege to see a patient benefit from my emotional support

Sarah Wright

City break

David Newnham

What a carry on

Jane Bates

Making it personal

Gill Bailey

Voices - Find out how you can help the hidden army of carers, writes Crystal Oldman

Crystal Oldman

Bridging the divide

Daloni Carlisle

Show of support

Jennifer Trueland

Neuropathic pain

An investigation into the role of acupuncture in alleviating the side effects of cancer drugs

Study reveals residents’ views on preserving dignity in nursing homes

Post-discharge care should not focus only on primary index admission diagnosis

Change to screening protocols could pick up abnormalities in apparently healthy athletes

Guidance underestimates duration of colds and earache in children

Inclusive working environment benefits patients and staff alike

Jennifer Sprinks

Questionnaire will help to shape regulator’s revalidation system

Kat Keogh

World in brief

Slim Nicky wins award

Diabetes initiative aims for earlier diagnosis and improved education

Shortfall in learning disability nurse numbers sparks fears for the future

Jennifer Sprinks

More than just sound checks at the club

Long shifts lead to regrets over critical care decisions

Health visitor plan seen as inflexible

News in brief

Nurse Nathan Filer named Costa first novel winner

Cash boost will accelerate care of mental health patients in custody

Sally Gillen

Ward changes release more time

Join a national drive to make improvements

NHS Direct staff facing job cuts may not find new work

Petition calls for £2 coin to feature first world war nurse icon Cavell

Community help for people with hepatitis C

Compassion benefits patients, but can be big emotional drain on staff

Kat Keogh

This specialist shortage requires urgent action

Graham Scott

News digest January 15 2014

Nine NHS trusts and the DH make it into Stonewall’s top 100 gay-friendly employers

New NICE draft guidance on how to identify and treat life-threatening heart disorder

News digest January 16 2014

Management of gout remains poor despite soaring number of cases

Call for nurses to support equipment donation to developing countries despite challenges

News digest January 17 2014

Harvesting of data from patient records will advance clinical understanding, says RCN

Care Quality Commission appoints nurse to lead revamped inspection teams

News digest January 20 2014

New hospital measures to help prevent suicides

NICE set to recommend implants that control irregular heartbeats

News digest January 21 2014

RCN backs government’s mental health action plan

Six-point plan launched to improve dementia care