Board’s eye view

Jim Bethel

Perceived barriers to pain management

Martin Duignan, Virginia Dunn

Transporting patients home

Kate May

Abdominal assessment and diagnosis of appendicitis

Ruth Higgins

Supporting students who may fail

Joanne Woodcock

Involving users in self-harm services

Lucy Palmer, Satveer Nijjar

Taking the anxiety out of dementia

Jo James, Caz Hodnett

Safeguarding patients

Susan Lowe

Finding the right phrase

DJ Brown

Diary

Fudging the four-hour standard

Initial Management of Head Injury: A comprehensive guide

Tim Morse

Solution-focused nursing

Rabina Tindale

Medications for children

Follow-up after injury

Rabina Tindale

Healthcare Commission survey on emergency services reveals ‘excellent’ care but lack of patient privacy

Nick Lipley

ECA to assess emergency nursing requirements

Emergency nurses quit over operational standards

News in brief

Putting portfolios to work

Claire Picton