Disadvantage passed down through the generations

Holistic approach to breast cancer and palliative care

Facing Down’s syndrome myths

Paralympic parity in the Games

Keeping the team happy

The perfect blend of compassion, knowledge and practical ability

Self-management of diabetes

Linda Miller

Identifying different learning styles to enhance the learning experience

Irene Anderson

Managing irritable bowel syndrome in children

Helen Louise Adams, Dharamveer Basude, Alison Kyle, Sarah Sandmann, Siba Prosad Paul

A fantastic opportunity to develop the clinical leaders of the future

Free e-learning next step for ‘isolated’ care home nurses

Erin Dean

How to be a good role model

Mandy Day-Calder

Compassion in a crisis

Dominic Simpson

Student life - Tips for managing stress

Lauren Ferrier

D-A-S-H

Amanda Burston

How to be a Researcher: A Strategic Guide for Academic Success (Second edition)

Nirmala Arunasalam

Understanding Sociology in Nursing

Stephen Callaghan

Tweets of the week

Over-reliance on students

Michelle Hibbert

Diabetes research

Rachelle Hornby

Watch your pension

Steven Taylor

Never stop nursing

Dianne Court

We need to inspire students

Caroline Ridley

There’s no place for ‘blamers’ in our work

Jane Bates

Readers’ panel - Should IVF funding be given higher priority in the NHS?

Rachel Kent, Grant Byrne, Liz Charalambous, Linda Drake

It is up to us to improve care

Sue Hooton

District nursing vision will require resources

Crystal Oldman

Can I read my own hospital notes?

Marc Cornock

Down’s screening: the right to informed choice

Jane Fisher

The truth about race discrimination in the NHS

Jennifer Trueland

Step up to a ward sister role

Erin Dean

Living with spouse halves risk of being overweight in type 2 diabetes

Healthy diet helps children perform better in reading skills

Lack of symptom awareness linked to poor cancer survival

Prescription painkillers linked to greater risk of heart failure

Smoking linked to shorter survival after diagnosis of motor neurone disease

Ankylosing spondylitis

Erin Dean

New NMC rule: protecting reputations or a ‘mockery’?

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Around the world

Noticeboard

Thousands sign nurse’s petition demanding end to 1% pay cap

nursingstandard.com

Guidance outlines how to stay safe when working alone in the community

Story in numbers

Learning disabilities care reviews ‘could do better’

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Share your innovations in our 2017 Nurse Awards

Stephanie Jones-Berry

News in brief

Suicide risk higher in community care

‘Far too many’ Fitness to Practise referrals are unnecessary, says former RCN head

RCN highlights critical role of overseas nurses in NHS

Stephanie Jones-Berry

Inspirational songs chosen by celebrated nurse Elizabeth Anionwu

Nurse Awards are a chance to share your innovations and successes

Graham Scott