Central venous access devices

Lisa Dougherty

Vaccine administration

Jane Chiodini

The use of portfolios in the assessment of learning and competence

Elaine Ball, William Michael Daly, Ros Carnwell

Socio-economic welfare of nurses: a statement from the international council of nurses

Internet is essential to my everyday work

June Chambers

Internet improves healthcare collaboration

Caroline Gunnell

Too quick to reject beta-interferon appraisal

David Foxcroft

MS patients are the best judges of success

Nicki Ward, Rhona Currie, Nikki Embrey

Executive research

Spurious arguments muddy HCA decisions

Les Storey

You don’t have to take a career break too literally

Sandie Cox

Support from managers would cut absenteeism

Anne Siddall

’Corrupt copper’ simile didn’t make me smile

Felicity Hughes

Senior nurses should welcome returners

Katherine Hammerton-Fraser

Old fashioned adding up works out better

Paul Robbins

Understanding maths errors boosts confidence

Bryn Davis

The virtual library offers you easy access to the best knowledge available on the internet

Make IT work for you

Ross Scrivener

Wider horizons

Mayer Chris, Macalister Christina

Immediate access

Denis Anthony

Beating pain

Janet Williams

Lifelong ambitions

Judy Wilson

The best of the week’s health-related TV and radio

Paul Margaret

Standard life

Daniel Allen

Sick note

Nick Hinchliffe

It doesn’t add up

Pamela Truman

Don't leave

James Buchan

Making waves

Alison Moore

It’s what your feet are for

John Naish

Too young to be a mum

Caroline White

In the balance

Colin Parish

New device offers relief from intractable vomiting

Major diagnostic errors fall but minor ones rise

Nurse-led programme improves mental health

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

History in the making

ICU Watch could be next

Legal threats deter complaints

‘Poached’ nurses provide vital NHS Direct service

Call to protect patients with mental illness in A&E units

Christian Duffin

Staffing crisis in mental health

On the move

UKCC awards two scholarships

£100,000 to end uniform dispute

Overseas nurses employment code

Trusts told to cut back on use of temporary staff

Paul Dinsdale

News

Asian patients 'uneasy' with GPs

Hancock demands action on pay

Practice nurses fear loss of identity in the new PCTs

News in brief

Delays could affect pay evidence

Elaine Chase calls for swift end to police investigation

Christian Duffin

News in brief

Caution over violence initiative

Nursing voice 'strong' in Scotland

Ignore staff at your peril, NHS managers warned

Christian Duffin

Pioneering teams rewarded in NHS week

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RCN presses for mileage update

Mutual trust is essential to care

Good employers say ‘yes’

Linda Thomas