The management of poorly controlled asthma

June Roberts

Multidisciplinary pre-admission clinics for orthopaedic patients

Ann Sutcliffe, Anne Potter

Responding to babies’ needs through holistic care

Barbara Helen, Jan Gavey

Occupational health nurses can help ME patients

Greta Thornbory

Incident forms must be filled in to break silence

Donna Hepworth

A legal format should be found for dying patients

Pauline Carroll

Why do you ignore foreign professionals?

Shane McFarlane

We have a right to choose a peaceful death

Jean Davies

Euthanasia debate is vital to the whole of society

David Henshaw

Tunic and trousers are not a ‘real’ uniform

Sally Robertson

Dress uniforms put nurses at risk of injury

Paul Denny

Child Mental Health in Primary Care

Rosemary Blunden

44 and a half choices you can make if you have cancer

Gill Oliver

Ask the experts

Nurses and doctorates

Claire Hale

Outside in - Bring on the downs - and let’s all see the funny side of A&E

David Newnham

Tree of life

Mary Ann Kelly

Alternative route

Jennifer Percival

In your own image

Neil Dhruev

Research notes

Sylvia Cavanagh, Elaine Cray

Pressure politics

Beverly Malone

Readers panel - Money to learn

Lesley Chivers, Chris Bassett, Bethann Siviter

Standard life - The MP’s guide to growing up - from A to Z

Daniel Allen

Unlocking potential

David Wells

Will to Win

Bunis Packham’s

Thoroughly modern matrons

Pat Healy

Letter from the front line from

Penny Roberts

Under siege

Christian Duffin

DREAM blockade could result in safer analgesics

Cancer risk increased by persistent HPV infection

Ulcer risk for Helicobacter pylori-positive NSAID takers

Psychological distress may be linked to fatal strokes

Prescribing must be service led

Midwives fear two-tier service

Uphill struggle for acceptance

Return of matron means fewer patients complain

Blood shortage emergency plan

On the move

A&E closure threat after riot

Government bid to define cancer nursing workforce

Seamus Ward

Tighter protocols after baby is lost

News in brief

Inquiry into paediatric training

Good quality care homes will survive new standards

NHS Direct shares information with GPs

Fears as drug firms aim to target patients directly

Karen Murray

Beta interferon will be available

Morning-after pill controversy

Management U-turn denied

Rise in Scottish agency staff costs

Milburn holds summit to help boost retention

Christian Duffin

Pay flexibility to be based on location and new roles

Pat Healy, Seamus Ward

Regulatory body must be reined in

Support for combined jab

Practice nurse wins award

What happens when the media moves in?

On-the-spot service

Jean Gray