Virtual wards, real nursing

Geraint Lewis

When disaster strikes

Wendy Andrews

Notice board

Time out for latecomers

Melanie Gasston-Hales

Write a practice profile

Advanced liver cirrhosis

Scott Robinson

Erectile dysfunction: physiology, causes and patient management

Martin J Steggall

A practical guide to using pulmonary artery catheters

Katie Scales, Eileen Collie

Developing a nursing service for patients with hepatitis C

Siobhan Fahey

Undervalued child carers now have to work evenings

Mary Fisher, Waltham Abbey

Global influenza pandemic is inevitable – but what strain?

Chris Jagodowski

Edwina Currie’s views mean she should never be a matron

Kevin Wright

The primary role of unions is to protect their members

Steve McSwiggan

I urge gordon brown to give priority to epilepsy services

Bernadette Howarth

Blood processing changes could have side effects

Alice Coy

Volunteers at disaster sites can only give general help

James Roberts

Article on redundancy in careers section says it all

John Marsh

Joined-up nursing does not always work in practice

HCA training programme needs wider adoption

Marion Tyler

Media criticism of nurses may be a simple case of mistaken identity

Sian Davies

Health and Social Care - Core Themes

Peter Martin

The Challenge of Practical Theology - Selected Essays

Thelma Gage

When a Child Dies - How Pediatric Physicians and Nurses Cope

Greta McGough

Webwise

Chris Eberhardie

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

Margaret Paul

Standard life

Daniel Allen

Readers panel - Another fine mess

Daniel Allen, Linda Drake, Kate Chapman, Dean-David Holyoake, Chiccoe Moyo

Starting out

Adele Lea

Unsung heroes

Jane Bates

Outsidein

David Newnham

Reforming cancer care

Jill Ireland

Voices - A new life beckons for Elizabeth Anionwu as she reaches her 60th birthday

Elizabeth Anionwu

Helping nature along

Caroline Swinburne

Eating for recovery

Susan Holmes

Lung function in adulthood linked to poor fetal growth

Fear of blindness may prompt teenagers to stop smoking

C. difficile in infant gut associated with eczema and wheezing

Barriers to the expression of sexuality in the older person

Professionalism and courage in the heat of a desert

Tamsin Snow

Axeing RCN forums ‘could lead to exodus of members’

Nurses endorse amended mental health bill

Mary Seacole portrait marks anniversary of slave trade abolition

Walk-in HIV testing clinic proves great success

Fears raised over new funding rules for continuing nursing care

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Community nurses survey says risk of violence has increased

Colin Parish

City lecturers offered voluntary redundancy ahead of 78 cuts

Programme for cancer patients wins award

College to ask members if abortion should be easier

Talks over jobs after bupahospital sale

Howard Catton

Talks demanded with chancellor over the staging of pay awards

Colin Parish

Yeomanry celebrates its centenary with a royal visit

Catering staff are asked to improve patient mealtimes

News In brief

Princes welcome Diana nurses to Wembley Stadium

Unions say they can ‘do business’ with the new health secretary

Colin Parish, Bill Doult

Just getting on with it