Student life - The fun way to safe practice

Nicola Morrell

On the move

Notice Board

Top marks for care equality

Ben Jones

Helping those in crisis

Colin Jarrett

Pyelonephritis

Brenda Chivima

Managing ascites in patients with chronic liver disease

Danielle Fullwood, Anan Purushothaman

Pharmacological treatment of patients with advanced prostate cancer

Bruce Turner, Lawrence Drudge-Coates

Applying the recovery model to physical rehabilitation

Beverley Bennett, Jayne Breeze, Trish Neilson

Tweets of the week

Help us to promote the 40-year reunion of John Radcliffe set

Jane Ingham

Let’s get back to basics and regain our sense of direction

We need to help patients to know who is attending them

Donato Tallo

The care of older patients does not need to be a separate entity

Lorna Young

Banks need to gain consent, so why shouldn’t the NHS and GPs?

Jennie Sparks

Opting out on data sharing will mask the impact of privatisation

Alison Macfarlane

How will our patient records be ‘anonymised’ before sharing

Nicola Evans

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

Margaret Paul

Quist app

Andy Harnett

Encouraging Principles – A Practical Guide to Positive Thoughts and Inspiration for Healthcare Workers

Helen Sullivan

The Shock of the Fall

Ken McLoone

Right Care

Rachael Rowe

Baseline for the workforce

James Buchan

Medicines management

Matt Griffiths

Everyone has a role in infection prevention

Rose Gallagher

Readers panel - Essential lessons in respect

Drew Payne, Paul Jebb, Beverley Brathwaite, Alison Crumbie

Starting out - Motivated to learn about meds because of patient’s questions

Tim Banks

Resistance is futile

David Newnham

Cold light of day

Jane Bates

A chance to apologise

Peter Tatchell

Voices - Thankfully UK opposition to conversion therapy is increasing, says Jean Gray

Jean Gray

The new HIV threat

Erin Dean

A particular challenge

Clare Lomas

More approachable care

Erin Dean

IV fluid therapy

High levels of fitness in late teens reduces risk of heart attack in later life

Blocking activity of SLPI protein improves acute liver failure prospects

Synthetic vitamin E benefits patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Black women at lower risk of breast cancer because of their lifestyle choices

Multiple medications are not hazardous for some patients

Nurses face fees hike and a rise in the number of conduct cases

Graham Scott

Half of NHS trusts fail to support mental wellbeing of employees

Kat Keogh

Gig will raise laughs and funds

Political notebook

World in brief

Nurse support in police stations could help reduce reoffending

Free baths to banish winter blues

New sexual health commissioning framework will integrate services

Sally Gillen

News in brief

RCN defends risk-averse practice on safety grounds

HCAs required to pass care skills test

Remember, speak quietly behind the curtain

NMC defends disciplinary record as ex-Mid Staffs director leaves register

Kat Keogh

Competence test for non-EU nurses given go-ahead

‘RCN Scotland must remain above the referendum fray’

College moves to thwart employers who refuse to provide indemnity cover

NMC advisers to guide nurse directors on referrals and revalidation

A 20% rise in NMC registration fee needed to cover FtP cases

Jennifer Sprinks

Who pays the price to finance the regulator?

Graham Scott

News digest February 5 2014

News digest February 6 2014

Trusts employing more nurses since Francis report

Nurses to report female genital mutilation to national database

News digest February 7 2014

Shingles in people under 40 linked to stroke risk later

NHS trust reputations need to improve to recruit ‘top talent’

News digest February 10 2014

Ex-Mid Staffs nurses’ legal bid to return to practice

Consultation time under pressure from UK rise in diabetes

Christian Duffin

News digest February 11 2014

MPs vote to introduce smoking ban in cars

Welsh Government to look at how the NHS handles complaints