Campaign trail

Ruth Williams

The use of emollient therapy for ageing skin

Philip Watkins

How community matrons perceive their effectiveness in case management

Michele Grange

Use of hypodermoclysis to manage dehydration

Katie Scales

Balance of power shifts when providing care in patients’ homes

Ruth Sander

Factors behind higher mortality associated with osteoarthritis

Identifying and treating patients with dementia with Lewy bodies

Diary

Noticeboard

Practice question

Jason Cross, Jugdeep Dhesi

Pathway to excellence

Caroline Watkins, Jane Williams, Catherine Curley, Liz Lightbody, Pam Scoular, Jane Fitzgerald, Michael Leathley Refe

Dementia care: The lucky few

Jean Tottie

Counselling older people with alcohol problems

Dawne Garrett

ABC of Stroke

Jane Greene

Workloads and staff levels hamper dementia care

Erin Dean

Law Commission calls for overhaul of outdated legislation

Six drugs to be tested in race to find cure for dementia

Undercover investigation of care homes found residents bored and poorly fed

Residents interact more if chairs are positioned in small groups

Report highlights lack of access to specialist liaison nurses

Former government adviser takes up role in private sector

News in brief

Taking a pragmatic approach

Nicky Hayes