Happy to stay in Lebanon

Paul Cochrane

No students for me

Melanie Gasston-Hales

Epidural analgesia

Rachael Waskett-Booth

An overview of antibiotic therapy

Kevin J Frost

Wound closure using adhesive strips

Elaine Cole

Providing pain relief for patients in the emergency department

Tanya Thomas

Employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS

Jane Wray, Jo Aspland, Helen Gibson, Anne Stimpson, Roger Watson

Nurses listen, help and treat, whatever the circumstances

Natalie Lambert

Abortion care is part of protecting patients’ health

Rhona Jones

Our charity helps nurses to continue in the profession

Joanne Moorby

Public health nurses should campaign against poverty

Geoffrey Duncan

Our no-cardigan policy led to problems with a student

Jan Evans

Hospital cleaning involves more than just floors

Dave Williams

Wrong message about patients with alzheimer’s

Paula Gardiner

Students need friendly and accessible places to learn

Katy Neale

Empathetic bedside nurses would improve nutrition

Betty David

Wayne Rooney may be in a different league, but I definitely feel underpaid

Jenny Whiteside

Clean - A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity

Debby Holloway

Working with Adult Abuse - A Training Manual for People Working with Vulnerable Adults

Bríd Hehir

Sexual Orientation Discrimination – An International Perspective

Drew Payne

When professional development means ruminating over a pint

Daniel Allen

Readers panel - Fit for purpose

Linda Drake, Linda Drake, Chicco Moyo, Kate Tantam, Dean-David Holyoake

Starting out - Assisting with births helped me to empathise with mothers

Amy Cray

Too secret?

Jane Bates

Patient choice induces euphoria in new NHS magazine, says David Newnham

David Newnham

NHS not as ‘Sicko’ as we thought

David Newbold

Voices - Black History Month is an occasion to celebrate the legacy of Mary Seacole

Elizabeth Anionwu

Why I am happy to stay in Lebanon

Paul Cochrane

The forgotten disease

Verité Reily Collins

Body and soul

Tom Keighley

Libyan jail ordeal

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Adolescents who are under or overweight have fewer children

Head injury and pesticides risks for Parkinson’s disease

Almonds can promote heart health without increasing weight

Changing nurses’ attitudes to the care of older people

Will next year’s pay award help nurses to catch up with other workers?

Tamsin Snow

Nurses swamped by paperwork from NHS online job applications

Sarah Harrison

Skydivers’ fitting tribute to high-flying colleague

News in brief

Lives are blighted by prescription charges, SNP meeting told

Girl Guides make the most successful nurses, says survey

Nurses face disciplinary action if they neglect patient nutrition

Christian Duffin

Patients have their say on food

Injured nurses’ benefits may be incorrect

Midwives are downgraded ‘to cut costs’

Government sets out seven goals for improved health visiting

NHS Employers says over 2% will lead to

Graham Scott

Principles to help staff stay positive

Minister angry about poor care

Planned shake-up of training and careers creates five new pathways

Sarah Harrison, Tamsin Snow

Ensure your voice is heard

Jean Gray