Student life - From isolation to laughter

Richard Bannister

‘I want to promote diversity’

Christian Duffin

Noticeboard

Progressing to the next level

Kathy Oxtoby

‘Staff who speak out must be protected’

Poorna Rodrigo

The whistleblower’s gamble

Preventing depression

Andrew Clark

Anaphylaxis: diagnosis and treatment

James Bethel

Medication management in patients with dysphagia: a service evaluation

Bev Bennett, Claire Howard, Helen Barnes, Amanda Jones

Leadership styles and theories

Charlotte Louise Giltinane

Paul Lloyd

Graham Johnson

Twitter is a marvellous medium for nurses with a love of parody

Dave Barton

Lung cancer charity wants to hear about patient experience

John White

I am proud to be a mentor, but am close to despair over standards

Tweets of the week

Police and nurses should agree ground rules for use of Tasers

Claire Johnston

It is always worth trying to save the careers of worn out nurses

Jenny Kay

Clarification on guidelines for use of nasogastric feeding tubes

Sarah Galliford

Working in the area of learning disability is a privilege

Andrew Holman

To connect the nature of what we do with how we feel is a mistake

June Andrews

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

Margaret Paul

Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why – The Science of Sexual Orientation

Drew Payne

Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology – Tenth international edition; Essentials of Interactive Physiology CD-ROM

Simon McGurk

The Changing Roles of Doctors

Rob Galloway

rlss.org.uk

Nicola Evans

Starting out - Time spent with district nurses made me appreciate their value

Victoria Williams

Readers panel - Measuring standards of care

Scott Justice, Emma Vincent, Paul Jebb, Alison Crumbie

Controlling diabetes starts with clear information

Pav Kalsi

Got it covered?

David Newnham

Drug trials

Jane Bates

The bias that lives on

Roger Kline

Voices - Angelina Jolie’s moving story struck a chord with Crystal Oldman

Crystal Oldman

A healthy way of learning

Jennifer Sprinks

‘I give staff time to care’

Flo Panel-Coates

Spiritual expression

Stephen Wright, Julia Neuberger

Mothers’ prenatal use of antidepressants puts children at risk of autism

The over-use of antibiotics can be reduced significantly by educating prescribers

Childhood abuse history is a possible risk factor for overeating in adult life

Patients with established gout fail to improve after taking vitamin C supplements

Teaching social skills is the way to keep young people from smoking

Are NHS trusts finally getting the message about safe staffing levels?

Kat Keogh

World in brief

Political notebook

Alcohol addiction referrals help reduce emergency admissions

Nurses advise on theatrical production

Researchers try to discover why people use A&E as a first resort

Jennifer Sprinks

Pay body takes note of Nursing Standard readers’ views

Nurses form pressure group to call for mandatory minimum staffing

Sally Gillen

Feedback from actors helps teach empathy

News in brief

Fear of bullying could deter students from raising concerns

Call to raise profile of district nurses following sharp decline in numbers

Jennifer Sprinks

Menu planning sees nurses serve up healthy food

Students draw on the experience of trainee teachers

Bariatric suit used to improve care

MP asked to release report into husband’s death

Care home manager is NI’s top nurse

Two hundred would-be nursing students to take part in HCA pilot

Jennifer Sprinks

Nurses will only speak out if someone listens

Graham Scott