Student life - Developing a new confidence

Alex Ocampo

Why research needs nurses

Christine Norton

Notice Board

A sense of mutual respect

Kathy Oxtoby

Questions of gender

MJ Deschamps

Diabetes care

Lisa Dryden

Supporting effective lifestyle behaviour change interventions

Candia Allen

An overview of genital warts

Sara Richards

The digestive system: part 1

Carolyn Johnstone, Charles Hendry, Alistair Farley, Ella McLafferty

Tweets of the week

David Newnham is my weekly antidote to doom and gloom

Roslyn Poslad

Picture of nurse with red nails sends wrong message on hygiene

Mark Wheatley

More school nurses are needed to end female genital mutilation

Charlotte Adams

Community health councils were more effective than healthwatch

Rachael Maskell

Patient concern is all for data sharing, but first get consent

Joyce Robins

Our consent on the sharing of records should not be assumed

JB Winger

If registration fees are going to be increased, so should our pay

Mandy Millar

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

Margaret Paul

iLiver app

Holly Howe Watson

Ethics for Nurses – Theory and Practice

Marc Cornock

Night Shift Nursing – Savvy Solutions for a Healthy Lifestyle

Bridget Ryan

NHS Litigation Authority

Garry McGurk

Fearful export

Zeba Arif

Readers panel - A shift in perceptions

Linda Drake, Jane Scullion, Grant Byrne, Pamela Shaw

Starting out - Team’s dedication and innovation taught me how to care holistically

Sally Payton

The cold war

David Newnham

Keep it real

Jane Bates

Easing the pressure

Lucie Russell

Voices - Have your say during health protection action week, says Viv Bennett

Viv Bennett

Making use of genes

Candy Cooley

In the thick of it

Obesity in adults

Psychosis risk associated with the loss of a parent or sibling in early childhood

Advanced radiation therapy may have higher survival rates for head and neck cancers

Vulvar cancer surgery shown to have little effect on women’s body image

Shingles in people under 40 identified with greater risk of stroke later on in life

Increased risk of sleep disorder linked to swine flu vaccination

Survey highlights slow progress in increasing staff whistleblowing

Jennifer Sprinks

Recording of FGM cases to become mandatory

Clinical knowledge helps solicitor win £5.5m settlement for patient

Kat Keogh

World in brief

Training standards for HCAs could pave way to nursing roles

Political notebook

News in brief

Healthcare regulator seeks opinions on self-monitoring

Hypothermia risk in renal treatment

NICE guidance calls for increased recognition of anxiety disorders

Jennifer Sprinks

Clinic spurs on public to have health checks

Appraisals happen rarely or never

Nurse managers told that raising concerns should be mandatory

Sally Gillen, Jennifer Sprinks

Hunt warns that more hospitals will go into special measures

Chance to network at innovation expo

NHS change day inspires pilot by students

Thousands of registrants back e-petition against NMC fees hike

Only one in seven nurses happy in their job, work survey reveals

Christian Duffin

Are nurses any closer to blowing the whistle?

Graham Scott

News digest February 12 2014

News digest February 13 2014

Chances to diagnose COPD being overlooked

Slow progress on whistleblowing post Francis

Jennifer Sprinks

News digest February 14 2014

Patients with severe arthritis need exercise, NICE advises nurses

Smoking cessation linked to better mental health

News digest February 17 2014

Nurses rise to UK flood challenge

Trusts on special measures appoint hundreds of nurses

News digest February 18 2014

Staff nurse receives three-year caution

Freezing alcohol duty will increase burden on healthcare staff, chancellor told