Hysterectomy

Hilary Walsgrove

Professional writing: collective purpose

Adrienne Price

Nursing development units: progress and developments

Helen Flint, Stephen G Wright

Challenging the myth of the 12-hour shift: a pilot evaluation

Charlotte Bloodworth, Amelia Lea, Sharon Lane, Rachel Ginn

Bursary increases unfair to students outside England

Mark Surgenor

Water fluoridation has improved our lives

Alan French Cardiff

Pressure on A&E will not disappear overnight

Catherine Plowright, Queen Elizabeth

Hormone treatments for cattle are not legal in UK

Ursula Hughes

Residents should be able to get up when they want

Frances Wheatley

Enjoyable placements will reduce student drop outs

Karen Etherington

It’s what you know, not what you do that counts

Andrew Makin Keighley

The Practitioner as Teacher

It does what it says on the cover

Paul Wicker

What's on: the best of the week's health-related TV and radio

Margaret Paul

All dressed up

Irene Irving

Outside in

David Newnham

Express yourself

Jennifer Percival

Ask the experts

Standard life

Daniel Allen

We all make mistakes

Chris Bassett, FO Ettinger, Lesley Chivers

Direct action

Mark Jones

Inside job

Lynne Wallis

Success stories

You've got the power

Journey of discovery

Judy Czylok

Best placed

Take the reins

Colin Parish

Alcohol puts cyclists at high risk of serious injury

Assault cases fluctuate in seasonal peaks and troughs

Fewer patients request antibiotics for minor illness

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

News in brief

Shock at lack of trust recognition

In the hot seat

Overhaul for ‘out of date’ NHS pensions scheme

Christian Duffin

Bill goes ahead

Cardiac liaison nurses will improve hospital's care

MPs urge greater powers for community nurses

Graham Scott

Critical care staffing below standard

On the move

Demonstration over rent hike

Lie-ins stop burn out

Privatisation is ‘senseless"

Fresh call for student salaries

‘Real’ job evaluation will test new grading structure

Brian Morgan

Trust-wide approach to A&E could cut waiting

Nick Lipley

Commons told of MRSA cover-up

News in brief

Just the ticket

National service framework standards

Boost for new intermediate services

Too much nursing care is delegated to support staff

Colin Parish

Home front

£80,000 pay-out

Overseas staff get lessons in dialect

Nurses to head up retirement health checks

12-hour shift trial proves effective and popular

Christian Duffin

Back to the classroom

Who wants to work 12-hour shifts?

Raising the standard

Linda Thomas