Student life - Your place on the ward

Holly Howe Watson

How to plan your doctorate

Mandy Edwards

Notice board

Clinical Nurse Specialist - A serious shortfall in numbers

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Close up on remote interviews

Mike Higgins

Managing chronic pain in adults

Janette Barrie, Diane Loughlin

Nurse education in the British armed forces

Chris Carter, Alan P Finnegan

Development of a patient passport in asthma management

Karen Newell, Tajindar Basi, Shenagh Hume

Tweets of the week

My experience of returning to nursing has been disheartening

The RCN’s 8,500 retired members still have much to contribute

June Clark

Please make a small donation to complete Mary Seacole Statue

Lord Clive Soley

Stroke conference is vital for those seeking to transform care

Daniel Lasserson

WHO Europe needs nursing input to make a difference

Susan Oliver

First, we have to look after ourselves before we can look after others

Donato Tallo

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

Margaret Paul

First Aid by British Red Cross app

Garry McGurk

Treating Traumatic Bereavement – A Practitioner’s Guide

Susan Watkins

Nursing Theorists and Their Work – Eighth edition

John Adams

InDependent Diabetes Trust

Roger Evans

Starting out - Experience with patient’s medication taught me not to be complacent

Olivia Millward

A community lifeline and point of contact

Jackie Smith

Readers panel - Time to be open and honest on care

Stephanie Cumming, Grant Byrne, Alison Crumbie, Edwin Chamanga

A nudge too far

David Newnham

Once bitten

Jane Bates

Fighting ignorance

Zeba Arif

Voices - The NMC has to put the public at the heart of all of its decisions, says Mark Addison

Mark Addison

A fair assessment?

Erin Dean

A new menu for a healthier workforce

Erin Dean

Intrauterine contraception

MRI scans reveal hypersensitivity in the brains of people with fibromyalgia

Therapeutic relationship found effective for treating cancer patients’ depression

Men in early stages of psychosis stay untreated longer than women

Gestational diabetes largely preventable by adopting healthier lifestyle in pregnancy

Change in policy on alcohol pricing will prevent deaths

NHS healthcare workers prepare for winter’s double whammy

Remembering first world war nurse hero

RCN announces innovative plan to tackle discrimination against staff

Alistair Kleebauer

World in brief

Political notebook

Metrics will expose trusts with poor racial equality feedback

Nurse’s heroism makes her the Pride of Britain

MS specialist role deserves proper recognition from NICE, says charity

Alistair Kleebauer

Most sharps pose safety risk to staff

News in brief

Legacy of care scandal takes its toll on Mid Staffs workforce

British nurses form part of military’s latest west African Ebola mission

Alistair Kleebauer

Employers to take part in dry run for next year’s NMC revalidation

Legal warning about CPR decisions based on age

Fears raised over staff shortage in palliative care

Disillusioned nursing students say they plan to take their skills abroad

Striking nurses and midwives stand united against Hunt’s pay freeze

Kat Keogh, Alistair Kleebauer

Hunt’s ‘sincere’ words only strike a false note

Graham Scott

News digest October 16 2014

Majority of NHS staff considered quitting health service in past year

Understaffing is costing the NHS £2.5b a year, says college

News digest October 17 2014

Nearly 500 new FGM cases identified in a month

Lack of support to manage pain relief for dying relatives at home compounds family carers’ distress, study shows

News digest October 20 2014

Successful trust shares expertise in national drive to reduce errors

Kat Keogh

Russell Brand backs nurses in fair pay rally

Kat Keogh

News digest October 21 2014

Increase funding for vital specialist nurses, RCN urges

Kat Keogh

Cavell Nurses’ Trust chief to leave in December

News digest October 15 2014