Student life - A policy of inclusion

Richard Wright

Senior roles under the spotlight

Frances Pickersgill

Noticeboard

Working through depression

Standing up for staff

Rachael McIlroy

Iron deficiency anaemia

Yvonne Potter

Using service improvement methodology to change practice

William Gage

Caring for older HIV-positive men who have sex with men

Hazel Ridgers

Respiratory system part 2: gaseous exchange

Ella McLafferty, Carolyn Johnstone, Charles Hendry, Alistair Farley

Tweets of the week

Join our singing flashmob choir in protest at cuts to NHS services

Gay Lee

Jeremy Hunt is right to highlight dementia as an issue for everyone

Rachael Robathan

‘Reluctant’ agreement should be taken with a pinch of salt

Jane Bovey

Dysfunctional NMC must get its house in order quickly

Kevin Davies

The NMC is addressing criticisms and making improvements

Jackie Smith

Emergency services must be consistent and meet local needs

Rick Dean

A nurse-led, tiered referral service could ease pressure on A&E beds

Tianna Jarrett-Williams

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

Margaret Paul

Come Correct

Holly Howe Watson

Introduction to Community Nursing Practice

Lynn Young

Canadian Men and Masculinities – Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Roger Evans

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing – Biographical Approaches for Inclusive Care and Support

Cindy Gilmour

Starting out - Put on the spot when a patient asked me: ‘do you think i will live?’

Ellen Caffrey

Readers panel - Heavy issue tips the scales

Linda Drake, Jane Scullion, Grace Vanterpool, Shona MacLean

As the pay review body celebrates 30 years, James Buchan considers its future role

James Buchan

Anticoagulants require careful dose adjustment so must be prescribed with care

Matt Griffiths

Senior managers must stop playing the blame game

Roger Kline

Stand off

Heavy duty

Ensuring equal care

Peter Tatchell

Today’s pioneering work reminds Crystal Oldman of a major nursing figure

When love turns violent

Erin Dean

You’ve got a friend

Clare Lomas

‘It is great having somewhere to socialise with like-minded people’

Health care with dignity, courtesy and respect

Clare Lomas

Continued care after surgery benefits patients with gastric or oesophageal cancer

Nutrition guidelines should target sugar’s role in weight gain and obesity

It can take ten years to see benefits of cancer screening programmes

Increased HIV testing and anti-retroviral therapy has had negligible effect so far

Paracetamol an alternative to continuous morphine infusion for post-operative pain relief

NHS climbs Stonewall’s top employer list

‘We want a culture where it is okay for people to be who they are’

Jennifer Sprinks

World in brief

Political notebook 06.02.13

Anger over leading police officer’s mandatory drug testing proposal

Improving patient communication

Nurse who ‘rescued’ child fights dismissal and NMC suspension

Christian Duffin

Construction giant donates £80,000 for Seacole statue

Regulator considers tightening FtP criteria in bid to cut backlog

Jennifer Sprinks

News in brief

Regulator reviews criteria for registering non-EU nurses

Surge in applications for nursing degrees

Managers reject campaigner’s call for mandatory staffing levels

Christian Duffin

Trusts given incentives to reduce patient harm

Praise for nurse’s leg ulcer innovation

Lewisham A&E downgrade is a ‘kick in the teeth’

RCN and Unison anger at trust’s ‘betrayal’ of agreement

Mid Staffs whistleblower calls for inspections to be more robust

Sally Gillen

Let nurses be led by nurses, not accountants

Graham Scott