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Get a career boost

Carol Davis

Intermittent claudication

Sarah Hacking

Falls prevention for older people with dementia

Fiona Chaâbane

Care of patients with stomas: the pouch change procedure

Julie Rust

Nursing intervention for day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Mark Mitchell

Cannulation preparation with alcohol versus chlorhexidine

Rachel Rees

Our falls audit will raise awareness of consequences

Susan Fraser

Book review led to a very enjoyable family day out

Sheelagh Bell

Unite welcomes recognition of clinical leadership

Cheryll Adams

Starting nurse training at 15 would benefit school leavers

Marje Simpson

Surely malnutrition applies to an excess of junk food too

David Hughes

Article on cult victims should be circulated more widely

Margaret Bruce

Keeping a stress diary left me with no friends and little time to work

Mary Lindsay

I don’t want the scraps off footballers’ tables

Rita Doyle

Get nutrition and sleep right and the patient will recover

Peena Kavarana

Is there any research on cat napping during night shifts?

Gay Lee

Principles of Learning Disability Support

Charlie Sloan

Essential Geriatrics

Susan Holmes

Core Topics in Operating Department Practice - Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Rick Dean

Mother care

Simon Daniels

Respect ‘expert’ patients – their knowledge is vital

Chloe Copping

Starting out - Caring for dad helped me to realise I was ready to nurse

Alison Luckett

Standard life - Daniel Allen has new respect for the tick-box mentality

Daniel Allen

Readers panel - Image matters

Marie John, Stephen Weeks, Christopher Humm, Moyra Baldwin

Funny turn

Jane Bates

Shrinking violet David Newnham is in awe of a fearless friend

David Newnham

Let me out of here

Zeba Arif

Voices - Linda Thomas welcomes a common sense approach to mental health care

Linda Thomas

In step for a healthier heart

Carol Davis

One chance to get it right

Lynne Pearce

The business of caring

Colleen Wedderburn

Me and my mentor

Roiyah Saltus

Blood pressure and pulse increase during roller coaster rides

Response to wine challenge variable in people with asthma

Eye diseases can predict long-term mortality in under 75s

Soft drinks and their impact on energy intake and weight

From one service to another

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Hard road ahead for the NHS posse

David Newbold

Mums-to-be need 5,000 more midwives, say colleges

Nurses keep better records than doctors on emergency patients

Laura Doherty

Unions welcome plans to crack down on nuisance behaviour

New tool will support nurse leadership

Leaders win seacole awards

Damning report highlights failings of hygiene, infection and staffing

Laura Doherty, Tamsin Snow

Reform signalled for long-term care funding

Call for abortion law to permit surgical intervention by nurses

News in brief

Uncertainty persists over Mayday fund

Court challenge to test principles of AfC

Lawyers fish for work on equal pay claims

Chancellor wants cap on next year’s pay

‘There is a good future in nursing,’ insists health secretary Alan Johnson

Trust bosses use ‘red herring’ of KSF outline to downgrade staff

Sarah Harrison

Nurse of the Year quits NHS amid atmosphere of ‘mistrust and fear’

Laura Doherty

Time for a reality check

Jean Gray