Century of support

Jenny Knight

Notice board

Bearing witness

Colleen Wedderburn Tate

Student life-man about the house

Ben Bowers

Isolation precautions

Deborah Muldoon-Smith

Sepsis

Tanya Fernandes

Developments in the management of patients with sepsis

Colin Steen

Effective strategies for prevention and control of Gram-negative infections

Dinah Gould

Withholding truth from patients

O’Sullivan Elizabeth

The law is an ass and the RCN is to be congratulated

Bridget Ryan

Only one in 297 members support assisted dying

Clare Walker

Policy change is astounding and based on scant numbers

Elaine Stevens

NHS should save money and consult those in the know

Alison Spurrier

We can all improve patient care by collecting data

Alyson Kettles

Justice bill amendment only tried to end a legal threat

Karen Lesley Sanders

A change in the law would undermine our vocation

Katherine Guellard

A staffing ratio customised to meet patient needs can be a flexible friend

Gary Jones

The Politics of Virginity – Abstinence in Sex Education

Ian Peate

Counselling in Health Care Settings – A Handbook for Practitioners

Phil Russell

Safe Sedation for All Practitioners – A Practical Guide

Tim Collins

Careless talk

Jane Bates

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

Margaret Paul

Webwise

Rachael Rowe

Another busman’s holiday

Jan Halstead

Readers panel - Eat our

Brendan McMahon, Elsie Gayle, Esther Tanton, Janet Smith

Starting out request for a cup of tea made me realise what is most important

Marsha Weale

Outside in

David Newnham

Celebration culture

Cara Murdoch

Voices

Linda Thomas

From nursing leader to patients’ champion

Lynne Pearce

‘project helps us focus on not letting patients down’

Compassion through human connection

Jennifer Trueland

A tool for diabetes

Sue Learner

Cancer screening uptake differs by anatomical site

Men with congenital heart disease have poor sexual health

Younger people with gastric cancer have poor prognosis

Early life growth linked to adult disease profiles

The RCN’s neutral stance ‘hugely significant’in assisted suicide debate

Methadone dispensers ease workload

Knowledge and skills framework review ‘a waste of time’, says MP

Tamsin Snow

Apprenticeship scheme looks to entice 5,000 cadets into nursing

Skills summer school for teenagers

RCN could take on unfair pay claims

News in brief

Ultrasound use could cut catheter insertion injuries

Culture shift needed to end mixed wards

Obama opponents cite NHS ‘faults’

Workforce is enthusiastic, despite the long hours, nurse survey finds

Tamsin Snow

Cardboard cops to keep order

Pay-out calculations delay start of pension pilot

RCN calls for extension to nuisance law

College meeting relocates to London

Best practice standards will give staff confidence to lead on quality

Sophie Blakemore

Nurses welcome security alarms

Less walking, more talking

Law Lords’landmark ruling reveals need for end of life training

Erin Dean, Sophie Blakemore

The saddest debate of all

Jean Gray