Student life - University challenge

Kerry Pace

On the move

Noticeboard

Taking theory into real life

Alison Handley

Faith in the system

Jonathan Dyson

Patient confidentiality

Monika Mazgaj

Effective communication and teamwork promotes patient safety

Heather Gluyas

Ethical issues in caring for patients with dementia

Julian Hughes, Jill Common

Coeliac disease in children

Siba Prosad Paul, Emily Natasha Kirkham, Sarah Pidgeon, Sarah Sandmann

Win: The Research Process in Nursing

Tweets of the week

What you’re saying on our Facebook page...

Drew Payne, Trish McKenzie, Rickey Owens, Amanda Jenkinson, Lesley Lewis, Annie Horn

NMC’s timing is off with its change to re-registration

Mike Travis

Hunt’s plan for NHS will take 25 more years to untangle

Karen Howell

Equipment alarms make sleep on wards impossible

Jennifer Hunt

Using the right to strike is fighting for our patients

Karen Chilver

Balloting on industrial action would demonstrate power of the profession

Gareth Phillips

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

Margaret Paul

Headache Pro

Grant Byrne

All Patients Great and Small – Tales of a Rural District Nurse

Valerie McGurk

Professionalism

John Adams

The Breastfeeding Network

Jenny Clarke

Starting out - Conversation and communication is empowering for nurse and patient

Carol Carr O’Neill

Is failure the fairest option?

Zeba Arif

Readers panel - Is there safety in numbers?

Jane Brown, Drew Payne, Grant Byrne, Sue Grave

Sick of it all

David Newnham

Blame game

Jane Bates

Hit or myth message

Liz Charalambous

Voices - Discharge challenge can be met by pooling skills, says Crystal Oldman

Crystal Oldman

How over-recruiting saves cash

Alison Moore

A fresh take on prevention

Carter bows out with his head held high

Health in the workplace

People with rheumatoid arthritis should not expect too much from total knee therapy

Drinking sugar sweetened beverages on a regular basis increases type 2 diabetes risk

Weekly telephone-based peer support linked to reduced depression in mothers

Antibiotic and proton pump inhibitor therapy may help in prevention of stomach cancer

Moderate alcohol intake could reduce risk of chronic pain

Pinpointing the risks and benefits of shift patterns

Jennifer Sprinks

Staff urged to improve inpatient stays by giving wards a little TLC

Alistair Kleebauer

Nurses will join forces with safety bodies in bid to reduce violence

News in brief

Report on infection-prevention nursing calls for career clarity

NHS strategy for learning disability

40,000 viewers for nurse’s NHS video

Link between nurse numbers and patient outcomes under scrutiny

Sally Gillen

Holiday incentive could cause more staffing gaps

NICE leaves work for safe staffing guide on the shelf

NMC to widen its revalidation publicity campaign across smaller employers

Facing up to the Mount Cavell Challenge

NICE issues draft guidance for care of people entering final days of life

Sally Gillen

Add your voice to end of life care consultation

Graham Scott