Arrange a conference Part 1

Patient consent: the issues

J H Tingle

A baby’s right to die

Peter Ellis

A fair share for all?

Rubber truncheons

Nursing and motherhood

Linda Nazarko

A passion for change

Back-to-school blues?

Kate Harmond

Fighting for our rights

Points of view

Nick Goad

Obituary

Cathy Renouf, David Sines

Information exchange

C Bishay

Gossip

Viewpoint

Say yes to campaign

Jennifer Wakley

Already flexible

Mary Rossiter

The value of ITU training

Peter Ellis

Lowering the debate

R Miller

Standing up for ourselves

T Hughes

The road ahead for good management

Tom Keighley

Catheter blockage in community patients

Kathryn Getliffe

Social factors and A&E attendance

Mike Walsh

Irritable bowel syndrome

June Thompson

Nursing: concepts of professional practice

Maureen Iahiff

Looking for the answers

One year on...

Norah Casey

Health service frills package

Derek Hand

Cuts: no easy solution

Pregnancy possible after the menopause

Antenatal test for Down’s syndrome

Detecting and treating raised cholesterol

Treating localised prostatic cancer

Radiotelemetry after transfer from CCU

‘Dependency imprint’ from labour drugs?

Male contraceptive will bring major change

Developing Your Career in Nursing

A Hoy Ron

Nursing research for nursing practice

Bernard J Place

Atlas of Nutritional Support Techniques

Sue Holmes

Enhancing the Quality of Community Nursing

Janet Monkman

The Dynamic Standard Setting System

June Girvin

Getting the balance right

Ann Close

Talking quality

Chirstine Dunn

The process of contracting

Heather Marr

The steering committee

Lesley Duff, Carol Freeman, Hugh McKenna, Christine Dunn, Heather Marr, June Girvin

The patient’s experience

Irene Duddy

Who cares?

Christine Dunn

Network news

World news

News in brief

Elderly care

Management challenge in Northern Ireland

Call to prioritise in cancer research

News

Patient advocacy role ‘under threat’

John Naish

New nurse advisers for Medical Defence Union

Nurses could be conned by education packages

DoH Research

News

Practitioners urged to take advantage of change

Rosie Barnes calls for halt to service cutbacks

News

Continuing education is to get more recognition

Child protection

NHS should be priority for Government cash

Strike Action

News

Release negotiations promising in Baghdad

Anger over ‘spy’ tactics

Nurses should stop basic care tasks

News

News

New legislation set to streamline boards

Breaking point reached in Northern Ireland

RCN calls for hospital security improvements

Canadian quality

Carol Freeman

What is QUAN?

Tools and techniques

Ann Close

Supplement editorial

Alison Kitson

Building on the dreams

Norah Casey