Out on the road

Samantha Wardle

An overview of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia

Claire Donovan, Jane Blewitt

Management of cellulitis after insect bites

Nick Price

Identifying and managing patients with acute coronary conditions

Bas Sen, Angela McNab, Christopher Burdess

Casting: below-knee back slabs

Mary Drozd, Sue Miles, Jenny Davies

Air ambulances: preparing the way

Vincent Tremayne

Patient experience

Kate Ambrose

Wound care

Web scan

Noticeboard

Diary

Role of ambulance crews

Richard Berry

Pre-hospital stroke care

John Wood

Board’s eye view

News in brief

A shot in the arm for front line staff

Introduction of CCTV expected to reduce violence against staff

Urgent care patients with alcohol problems to receive ‘binge packs’

Nursing staff warned not to ‘fiddle’ waiting time figures

Nick Lipley

Research, practice and education

Janet Marsden