Foot notes

Food can be a problem

Models for the community

Pam McClinton

Simpler than you think

Natalie Tidy

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The importance of mouth care

The importance of mouth care

K Bill

Nursing the patient with an external fixator

Julie Santy

Preparation for advanced nursing roles

Shirley Reveley, Mike Walsh

The rise and fall of cot sides

Ian Govier, Alison Kingdom

Does reflexology impact on cancer patients’ quality of life?

Heather Hodgson

World-wide health for all

Pat Hughes

Beverley Le-Mon

Don't spoil a good story with the facts

Geoffrey Brandon

RCN Congress 2000 Exhibition Trail winner

Needle stick injury is an unacceptable risk

Tony Inman

Over £800 collected for work-injured nurses

Joan Dales

Have we wandered into the wilderness?

Dawn Chappie Cheltenham

Placements enrich our learning experiences

Lynn Wilson Cornwall

Counselling services should be independent

Elizabeth Sharp Lanarkshire

A worthwhile trip, thanks to the ANS

Alison Young

School nurses and health visitors defend their qualifications

Jackie Carnell

Itching and Scratching

24-hour Primary Care

Stuart Cable

Guidelines through a moral maze

Phil Russell

Standard life

Daniel Allen

Let’s talk shop

Daniel O’Leary, Fo Ettinger, Mark Robinson

A change for the better

Craig Howie

Go home!

David Rainey

An inspector calls

Justine Keil

Protecting the vulnerable public

Counting heads

Christian Duffin

It all adds up

Ruth Williams

Short drug course prevents TB in HIV-positive people

First successful trial of gene therapy for breast cancer

A weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals

Giving up the day job

Steven Black

Practice nurses have an unrealistic fear of fever

News In brief

Booking for all acute trusts

Total UK student debt is £2m

Tax time bomb ticking on interest-free home loans

Paul Dinsdale

Magnet Carta

Poor training blights prison care

Patients prefer to see a nurse in GP practices

Christian Duffin

On the move

Mentors can reduce stress

Zigzag is the best method

Schemes boost job satisfaction

Hospitals behind on leg ulcers

Robust research is key to nurses’ political influence

Paul Dinsdale

MPs try to sidestep RCN on organ donation

Date set for Scottish nursing and midwifery strategy

Daniel Allen

Star on board

Salary review for F grades

DNR inquiry welcomed

Modernisation to 'liberate' staff

RCN warns against plans to create new health post

Christian Duffin

News in brief

Patient role in quality control

News

Recruitment focus for ethnic minority groups

Rise in would-be students for nursing degree courses

Daniel Alien

Fair pay would not need patching up

Not for consultation

Linda Thomas