David Newnham on the dangers of patients who know too much

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Craig Wooding

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Action plan

Gwen Vardigans

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The development of diabetic ketoacidosis

Helen Hand

Challenging scientific advances in mental health

Liam Clarke

Setting up a collaborative care plan

Elizabeth Foster, Maureen Harrison

Information-giving practice: an audit of patients attending a GUM clinic

Pauline Handy

Meningococcal c conjugate vaccines: UK campaign

Euro MPs want to hear what we think too

John Lister

Don’t wait until nurses run out of steam

Heath Carter

Presenting a distorted view of nursing homes

Andrew Makin

Overtime bonuses would go a long way this winter

Leslie Aldridge

Why work harder if it means less pay?

Ken Cole

Fuel protesters were reckless over needs of NHS

John Ashton

Sharing experiences can help share the load

Kathleen Svea Manning

Checking children for nits is parents' responsibility

Christine Judge

School nurses deal with more than just nits

Matthew Jackson

Beyond Aphasia

Helen Iggulden

When Someone Dies

Phil Russell

Quick and easy access when you need it

Marija Greenwood

Signs of abuse

Spirited discussion

Stephen Wright

Everyday heroes

Maura Buchanan

Nurse ambassadors

Carol Curtiss

Ask the experts

Difficult choices

Christine Hogg

Standard life

Daniel Allen

Weighing in

Jane Scullion, Roger Cowell, Christopher Humm

Pitch in for Macmillan

Dame Yvonne Moores

Under siege

Caroline Hyde-Price

Rising star

A wining formula

Colin Parish

Banking on a more flexible approach

Alison Moore

Market forces

Colin Parish

Reach for the stars

Pat Healy

Transfer of power

Christian Duffin

Youths who drink alcohol are at high risk of accidents

Cardiac dysfunction predicts death in children with HIV

Women reduce stroke risk by eating whole grains

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On the move

Working party will tackle long-term care guidelines

Pat Healy

Have you had a stressful day?

Scepticism over deal with private sector

Training offered to practice staff on occupational health

Further boost for NHS Direct

Shared governance on trial in hospital drama

Pat Healy

More cash for sex education

Recruiting 'only half the problem'

Call to extend formulary

NHSE settlement prompts review of women’s salaries

Graham Scott

Crisis appeal for Christmas help

Trust makes changes after death of newborn

Report shows sharp rise in complaints against nurses

Christian Duffin

Towering ambition

Area's image puts off GPs

Flu vaccine in short supply

Absentees forced to take holiday

Nurses need proof of job and ID to skip fuel queues

Christian Duffin

Brown urged to honour review body proposals

Rising costs could help pay claim

Desperate trusts pay three times more for agency staff

Colin Parish

Night duty

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Agency costs: a signal to the review body

For what it’s worth

Jean Gray