Life down under

Daniel Allen

Sharing skills in dementia care with staff overseas

João Marçal-Grilo

Introducing on-ward volunteers to work with patients with dementia

Ann McDonnell, Jane McKeown, Carol Keen, Judith Palfreyman, Nicola Bennett

Use of doll therapy for people with dementia: an overview

Gary Mitchell

Developing advanced nursing skills for frail older people

Sarah Goldberg, Jo Cooper, Catherine Russell

The drive to refer more NHS 111 callers to community nursing teams

Christian Duffin

Practice question

Cliff Kilgore

Journal scan

Ruth Sander

Noticeboard

Diary

Designing Interiors for People with Dementia

Sue Paxton

Law, Values and Practice in Mental Health Nursing

Jane Buswell

Skills for Communicating with Patients

Deborah Coleman

Not just a ‘funny turn’

Caroline Watkins, Stephanie Jones, Jo Gibson

Forum focus - Keeping confidential

Sue Edwards

Should health and social care services be merged into a single budget?

Nick Triggle

Emphasis on the problems of ageing detracts from the joy

Nick Triggle

Open all hours: pop in to the pop-up reminiscence pod

Concerns over proposed changes to new drug criteria

Jennifer Sprinks

Possible dementia connection with deafness and blindness

Improvements needed to identify inpatients likely to die within one year

Whistleblower from Stafford hospital given national adviser post

Arcade games bring fun and fitness to care home residents in Japan

News in brief

Valuing volunteers

Nicky Hayes