Knowledge is power

Laura Meredith

Notice board

Working as a clinical studies officer

‘Judge me on my work’

Nicola Heazell

Student life-no barriers to nursing

Karen Elcock

Chronic diarrhoea

Samantha Nichols

Recognition and management of patients with anaphylaxis

Andrew Finney, Claire Rushton

Ethics of abortion: the arguments for and against

Kiera Jones, Chris Chaloner

Improving health care through Payment by Results

Paul Linsley, John Hurley

Cognitive behavioural therapy for risk management in schizophrenia

Matthew Wilson

Theatre staff are right to take a stand on downgrading

Stuart Omand

Chocolates and flowers make acceptable gifts

Pat Beeden

My induction course was a fantastic start to a new job

Helen Forsey

Do ‘really cool’ badges sum up the essence of nursing?

Hermione Montgomery, Cate Astbury, Mary Hutchinson

Our cancer courses benefit people in all income groups

Zoë Fox

Essential skills study shows mentorship may be failing

Chris Anderson

Reorganisations and targets have left us all demoralised

Gerry Bolger

Choose and book system does not accept nurse referrals

Catherine Gillespie

Jane Bates’ comments are based on hearsay not facts

Nicola Darby

Experienced practitioners can be trusted to avoid overzealous policing

Jo Partington

The Complete Guide to Relieving Cancer Pain and Suffering

Sheila Cunningham

A Stifled Voice - Community Health Councils in England 1974-2003

Bruce Lindsay

Research Ethics in the Real World - Issues and Solutions for Health and Social Care

Liz Gormley-Fleming

Emergency Care - A Textbook for Paramedics: Second edition

Tim Collins

Groundhog day

Jane Bates

Outsidein

David Newnham

Read all about it – operation cancelled

David Harding

Voices - There are plenty of ways to commemorate our great historical nurses

Elizabeth Anionwu

Starting out - I lackedconfidencetospeakup formypatient’sbestinterests

Tracey Rayner

Standard life

Daniel Allen

Readers panel-Discrimination or common sense?

Moyra Baldwin, Christopher Humm, Graham Houghton, Marie John

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

Margaret Paul

Webwise

Roger Evans

Words of wisdom

Phil Barker

Don’t forget dad

Carol Davis

At last i have my life back

Bethann Siviter

Mind over matter

Caroline Swinburne

Post-match spectator aggression linked to winning not losing

Female naval recruits who smoke have poor work performance

Advice on avoiding peanuts in pregnancy poorly understood

South Africa is failing its children with disabilities

Supporting nurses in need

Tamsin Snow

Optimism as brown insists the NHS is safe in his hands

Colin Parish

How has the NHS fared under blair?

Colin Parish

Scottish leaders seek urgent meeting with new health secretary

Working excess hours increases risk of miscarriage

Celebrating in style

Regulators accused of breaching own code on product promotion

Staff and patients excluded from NHS foundation trust meetings

Tamsin Snow

Animal abuse linked to domestic violence

Watchdog calls for robust action on nutrition

Petra Kendall-Raynor

News in brief

RCN leaders head to global conference

Performance ratings to include patient respect and dignity

Unions join forces to maximise the impact of industrial action

Pressure for full pay rise in wales

Over-75squalify as gym trainers

Ban drivers from smoking

Trusts had earmarked sufficient funds to pay the full 2.5 per cent

Colin Parish

More people with disabilities gain access to nursing diploma courses

Tamsin Snow

Irish nurses’ victory

Be positive about diversity

Mike Jackson