Student life - Building independence

David Pinnock

Notice board

Next generation experts

Stephanie Jones-Berry

On the move

Refreshing outlook

Matthew Cox

Intravenous therapy

Abby Morrow-Barnes

Caring for people who are dying: priorities at the end of life

Ann Regan, Jane Colling

Attendance at NHS mandatory training sessions

Darren Brand

Climate change and ecological public health

Benny Goodman

Win: Essentials of Pathophysiology

Mary Brenneman 1920-2015

Roger Evans

Debbie Purdy 1963-2014

Roger Evans

Tweets of the week

Join a discussion in Liverpool about the NHS on February 17

Bernie Kennedy

Clusters of child paralysis offer stark reminder of polio

Ted Hill

Harvey Milk’s message of unity continues to resonate today

Tony Fenwick

Immigration rule changes will hit overseas nurses in the UK

Julie Moktadir

Agencies serve a useful function and do not deserve a bad press

Christine Clark

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

Margaret Paul

Fitbit fitness app

Janet Snell

Behind The Screens At The City General

Marc Cornock

Behind Those Care Home Doors – How to Avoid Care ‘Professionals’ with their Eyes Wide Shut

Susan Watkins

Shift.ms

Sheelagh Daly

Starting out - Sensitive, family-centred care is not about having all the answers

Cristina Da Silva

Better abroad

Zeba Arif

Readers panel - Counting on better care

Jane Brown, Dave King, Pete Hawkins, Kate Tantam

Vaping wars

David Newnham

Enjoy the ride

Jane Bates

Listen to your intuition

Liz Charalambous

Voices - New Code is central to good nursing practice, writes Janet Finch

Dame Janet Finch

Raising the bar for testing

Elaine Cole

A shared solution

Jennifer Trueland

Focus on the future

Alison Moore

Asthma inhalers

Duration and intensity of fight career linked to size of brain volume in boxers

Fracture risk rises with any kind of weight change in postmenopausal women

Inherited characteristics play greatest part in head and neck cancers in young people

Women need more education about the characteristics of specific types of breast cancer

Shopping vouchers a useful intervention with pregnant smokers

Too many trusts still lack credible strategy to address end of life care

Katie Osborne

Whistleblower stands for MP

Academic disputes the value of testing students for compassion

Katie Osborne

World in brief

Political notebook

MPs question CQC chief exec over Hinchingbrooke failings

News in brief

Plan to improve health care for men who have sex with men

Chat during surgery to reduce anxiety

Boost to take-up of tissue viability nurses’ pressure ulcer scheme

Katie Osborne

Shorts that ensure a patient’s dignity

‘Incredibly brave’ Ebola volunteers to be honoured

Expert advocates pain relief for all patients with dementia

Sally Gillen

Numeracy and literacy shortcomings exposed

Use of Schwartz Rounds becomes more widespread

Nurses urged to act in suspected cases of female genital mutilation

The cost of temporary nurses in Wales almost doubles in a year

Trusts’ billion-pound bill for agency staff looks likely to keep on rising

Erin Dean

An expensive lesson in workforce planning

Graham Scott

News digest February 11 2015

RCN chief executive Peter Carter announces resignation

Alistair Kleebauer

News digest February 12 2015

Department of Health may make NMC pay nearly half the costs of Professional Standards Authority

Alistair Kleebauer

Government announces plans for ‘freedom to speak up’ guardians in response to Francis review

Alistair Kleebauer

News digest February 13 2015

Nurses warned of growing risk of litigation related to pressure ulcers

Erin Dean

Nurse training places boost in Wales and Scotland

Erin Dean

News digest February 16 2015

More nurses getting dermatitis as a result of hand hygiene campaigns

Sally Gillen

Health workers must be aware of scarlet fever, says watchdog

Alistair Kleebauer

News digest February 17 2015

Care standards for people with dementia in Scotland place emphasis on supporting carers

Sally Gillen

Hospital staff praised for staying calm after second world war bomb found in a clinic

Katie Osborne