Winning ways

Collins Jeanette, Packham Bunis, Atkinson Stacey

Winning combination

A modern approach

Marcia Mercer

Think positive

Atrial fibrillation: part 2

Sandra Navas

Post-operative pain management in day surgery

Marilyn Skilton

The reflective patient: intrapersonal care

Carol Edwards

NHS forces gay women to stay in the closet

Constructive debate on paedophilia is healthy

Sue Haworth

Students are enriched by working with older people

Robin Khariuk

What about the nurse’s right to confidentiality?

Debbie Watkins Hull

Use your own initiative and face the consequences

Horrified by the idea of putting home life at risk

Lynette Brennan

Publishing nurses’ personal details invades our privacy

Lisa Lancaster, Stevenage

Patient Care in Community Practice: A Handbook of Non-medicinal Healthcare

Robin J Harman, Wendy Johnson

What’s on: the best of the week’s health-related tv and radio

Margaret Paul

An emphasis on the individual

Owen Barr

Caring for people with learning disabilities

Owen Barr

Patient Care in Community Practice: A Handbook of Non-medicinal Healthcare

Wendy Johnson

Outside in

David Newnham

Mixing on the net

Alex McClimens

Media watch

Jason Warriner

‘Nurse of the Year awards – You should take every chance that comes your way to promote your work’

Linda Thomas

The write stuff

Lynda Taylor

Gene testing and disability

Brid Hehir

Do-it-yourself health

Frances Wheatley, Jane Brown, Dean-David Holyoake, Duncan Clarkson

Flexible rota

Emma Brandon

Starting out-Student Malcolm Betts learns about the concept of holistic nursing

Malcolm Betts

Research notes

Leslie Gelling, Andrew McVicar

Measure your dreams

Clare Morrell

Cashing in on health

Jane Bates

Standard life

Daniel Allen

Early intervention

Hampshire Mary

My country

Daloni Carlisle

Safer surgeries

Lawrence Cohen

Playing with the service

Sarah Harrison

New blood test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis

Early intensive potty training prolongs the process

Calcium and exercise improve girls’ bone mineral status

MRSA has no effect on morbidity after amputation

True picture of nurse shortages

News in brief

Day centres ‘will increase skills’

Deaths from respiratory disease are being ignored

Philip Neville

Carry on swimming

Trusts invest in mobile phone safety trackers

Overseas nurse highlights deportation nightmare

Colin Parish

Staff ‘muck in’ to clean hospital during strike

Home pill cuts hospital visits and time off

Delays in test results hit cancer patients

News In brief

Doubts raised over care targets

Philip Neville

Scottish trusts learn from their mistakes

Midwives and health visitors‘neglecting parents’ needs’

Sarah Harrison

Practice nurses await decision on GP contract

News In brief

Unison voters back pay scheme in vital ballot

Sarah Harrison, Colin Parish

Primary care trusts tackle violence

Time for talking

Hidden costs of mental illness surprise experts

Philip Neville

Independent sector explores NHS pay deal

News in brief

The NHS needs cultural not structural change

Partners in reflection

Jean Gray