‘Our son’s nurse never gave up on him, and that’s why he is here today’

Falls risk assessment

Rose Gallacher

Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: symptoms, treatment and management

Rhian Sunderland

The governing body nurse as a clinical commissioning group nurse leader

Angela Dempsey, Virginia Minogue

‘I love transforming services’

‘To get to the top you must be prepared to take risks’

Alison Moore

Mindfulness – part 1: regaining your focus

Mandy Day-Calder

Don’t take the NHS for granted

Christopher Maguire

Student life - Expanding the boundaries

Helen Laverty

Mind My Heart

Layla Haidrani

The Holistic Guide for Cancer Survivors

Laura Meehan

Respiratory Care

Christopher Nicholson

Tweets of the week

We need focused funding

Double-checking bloods

Advancing the discussion

Cynthia Atwell

‘Falls risk’ needs revisiting

Toilets are no place for resuscitating patients

Jane Bates

Readers’ panel - Should it become a criminal offence to attack NHS staff?

Beverley Ramdeen, Jane Scullion, Pete Hawkins, Lauren Ferrier

Fear of failure can drive self-destructive behaviour

Michael Traynor

We can’t afford to lose more nurses

Janet Davies

With strings attached

James Buchan

Women of the world are saying ‘this is wrong’

Genevieve Edwards

STPs: it’s not too late to have a say

Alison Moore

‘The transition to palliative care is profoundly emotional’

Jennifer Trueland

Moving closer to gaining formal recognition

Lynne Pearce

Childhood cancer treatment can affect psychosexual development

Amphetamine use speeds up biological ageing of the heart

More than one million people in England have hallucinations

Heavy lifting and shift work linked to lowered fertility in women

E-cigarettes are less toxic and safer than smoking

Tuberculosis

Lynne Pearce

Meeting patients’ needs as they near the end of life

Erin Dean

Around the world

Noticeboard

Petition aims to protect children’s nursing degree specialism

nursingstandard.com

Afternoon tea highlights value of nutrition for people with dementia

Vital signs

Rural areas may lose cash in NHS England plans

Matthew Mckew

All the finalists revealed for RCNi Nurse Awards

Stephanie Jones-Berry

News in brief

RCN highlights key role of school nurses

Doctor calls for action to curb smoking among nurses and healthcare staff

Survey reveals huge concern over end of life care provision

Erin Dean

Charity fundraiser

Excellent end of life care requires time and resources

Graham Scott