Breathing space

Teresa Smith

Practical aspects of stoma management

Karen Collett

Developing palliative care practice in the community

Les Storey, Lee O’Donnell, Anne Howard

Improving care for patients with sexually transmitted infections in South Africa

Sphindile Magwaza, Diane Cooper, Nicol Coetzee

Outside in

David Newnham

Not all nurses want to be ward managers

Russ Peters

An all-graduate profession will push away able nurses

Glenys Blundell Powys

We need people to nurse, not theorise about nursing

Edward Phillips

Award-winner’s workplace

Two-pronged approach needed for students

Yvonne

High agency rates are sapping committed staff

Lynne Goodwin

The RCN is worth paying a small rise in subs for

Carole Thomson

We don’t need to justify a better salary for nurses

JO Dauvergne

Don’t blame us for how we are taught

Melanie Carter

Students are in no position to take the lead

Della Wagner

Contexts of Nursing: An Introduction

Abigail Masterson

Demystifying health informatics

Mary Chambers

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

Margaret Paul

Quality time

Yvonne Knowles

Ask the experts

Phil collins touring days are numbered because of hearing problems

Linda Thomas

At the point of no return

Zita McGregor

Come in from the cold

Claire McCullagh

Research notes

Lesley Hayes

Independent thought

Sally Taber

Standard life

Daniel Allen

Starting out - In our new student column, Shonagh Musgrave describes her first experiences of patient death

Shonagh Musgrave

Why be a nurse?

Brid Hehir, Moyra Baldwin, Mike Lehane, Linda Drake, Mat O’Connor

Pointing the way

Cathy Taylor

Strength in numbers

Zoë Morris

Flight control

Daniel Allen

Special award for primary care believer

Nurse 2002

Lynne Pearce

Stem the tide

Colin Parish

Pay heed

Christian Duffin

Tissue adhesive and adhesive strips for wound closure

Reflexology versus massage for menopause symptoms

Angioplasty or fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction

Salt restriction might not affect overall health

ICN defines advanced roles

Criminal checks plan ditched

Fruit and veg for poorer families

Health visitors must give ‘clearer MMR message’

Colin Parish

Title is safe, says NMC president

Colin Parish

Call for further reform

Nurses respond to primary care plans

Hearing our history

Hysteroscopy skills overlooked

Children’s views may improve paediatrics

Yellow card scheme will be extended to nurses

Paul Dinsdale

News in brief

Patients must see copies of professionals’ letters

Paul Dinsdale

Disaster legacy

Blunkett claims bill protects public

Unions will fight to protect regraded staff from pay cut

Colin Parish

New survey boosts case for substantial rise

Learning disability specialist is Nurse of the Year

Tests to vet overseas nurses

Kosovo on call

NMC backtracks on pledge to freeze fees for two years

Christian Duffin

Phone problem much improved

Indemnity insurance decision due

Culture change needed to deliver fair pay

Time to put yourself first

Jean Gray