Dry skin conditions: an evidence-based focus on natural oatmeal emollients

Julie Van Onselen

Community placement myths

Rosie Shelton, Fiona Harrison

Non-medical prescribing: the future

Molly Courtenay

Weight management through the development of a healthy lifestyle

Sara Richards

Strategies to improve vaccination uptake rates

Yaso Shan

Lack of benefit from paracetamol (Acetaminophen) for palliative cancer patients requiring high-dose strong opioids: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial

Catherine Evans

The use of morphine to treat cancer related pain: a synthesis of quantitative and qualitative research

Research focus

Laxative use in treating patients receiving opioids

Vari Drennan

Later screening essential to spot hearing impairment

Diagnosis of bipolar disorder in primary care

Factors affecting referral to secondary care

Notice board

NHS choices

Tina Bishop

Childhood obesity

Diary

Dosage calculations for nurses

Dorothy Ferguson

Religions, Culture & Healthcare

Daphne McCrea

Diabetes through the looking glass

Sue Emery

On the path to destruction

Bethann Siviter

Round we go again

Roy Lilley

Dance meets martial arts in joy of movement classes

Julie Penfold

Independence or privatisation?

End of life care could be delegated to junior and unregistered staff

The hidden dangers of alcohol highlighted in new campaign

Innovative asthma spacer for children

Plan to increase number of health visitors in England

Primary care at centre of new government mental health strategy

Successful trial of interactive technology to monitor health

News in brief

Editorial March 2011: Is the NHS affordable?

Lynn Young