Parental guidance

Judith Ring

Parental guidance

Judith Ring

A world of difference

Brian Boag

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Nancy Collins

A holistic approach to caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease

Louise McCabe

Care and management of patients with skin-tunnelled catheters

Julie Green

Professional development and the role of mentorship

Parveen Azam Ali, Wendy Panther

Funeral directors can bring much to bereavement care

Gail Dyson

Infrared temperature device is reliable if used correctly

Jacqueline Mains

The ‘voice of nursing’ wants to disenfranchise students

Nykoma Hamilton

Inflexible working is losing many trained professionals

Wicce St Clair-Gray

Talk of pay parity rings hollow in my experience

Jenny Dodds

Student’s reflection reveals worrying picture of abuse

Paula Gardiner

Struggling patient proves dignity campaign is overdue

Gary Blatch

This job is an absolute joy despite the shortcomings

Richard Elworthy

Life on the ward would be far more pleasant if Disney ran our hospitals

Carol Singleton

Mentoring and Supervision in Healthcare

Mike Jackson

Overcoming Grief: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques

Phil Russell

Emergencies in Clinical Medicine

Charles Sloan

I feel your pain

Jane bates

A trip to remember

Linda Drake

Harnessing the power of blood

Monica Dobie

Ambition is not what it used to be

Daniel Allen

Totting up the risks

Sue Szczepanska, Bríd Hehir, Steve Flatt, Brendan McMahon

Starting out - Seeing a dead body helped me deal with my mother’s illness

Anti-alcohol craving pill just gives you a bad hangover

David Newnham

I’m still standing

Anne Watkinson

No one group can lead change – it is a team pursuit

Rosemary Cook

Tailored applications

Elspeth Raisbeck

Down and out

Carol Davis

One third of popular songs mention substance use

Patients ask doctors factual questions but challenge nurses

Sailors at risk from sensitisation to ship cockroaches

Acquisition of clinical skills may be high point of studies

‘The most important part of our job is the patient,not targets’

Adele Waters

Teenagers prefer to use school-based sexual health clinics

British nurse killed in Afghanistan war

Training and support key to success, says neonatal matron

Report recommends needle-free devices and pre-prepared drugs

Tamsin Snow

Pivotal role for nurses in government plan for dementia care

Key indicators will be compared in bid to standardise quality of care

Tamsin Snow

‘Prisoners deserve access to condoms on health grounds’

News in brief

NHS connecting for health seeks nurse director

Salary arrears expected in august as unite ballots members over pay

RCN campaign focuses on patient dignity

Move to all-graduate profession likely in darzi review

Lesbian women’s health needs unmet

Minister resorts to ‘nuclear option’ in bid to resolve crisis at the NMC

Colin Parish

Little things are vitally important to staff wellbeing, says DH report

Tamsin Snow

Health services reap benefits of smoking bans

Quality beyond measure

Jean Gray