Listings

Challenges for nursing

Alison Turney

Research Advisory Group in action

Sue Armitage, Kate Seers, David Thompson

Analysis of research

Sue Armitage

Escape from the maze

Paul Denton

The Care Assistant’s Guide to Working with Elderly Mentally Infirm People

Peter V Hasler

The Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors

Phyllis Holbrook

Nursing diagnoses in psychiatric nursing, 2nd edition

Dave Bolah

Aping our ancestors

Maire Welford

Bring on the revolting nurses

Steve Partridge

Old values, modern poverty

Points of view

Keith Hurst, David Thompson

With fondness and gratitude

Clifford Charlesivorth

Relying on the right to reply

Harry Clifton

Obituary

M M Durrant-Williams

Letters

Mk

Letters

Mn

Cleaning up a shoddy service

V A Hodgson

Thumbs down for BBC programme

Collecting specimens for laboratory tests

Jane Anne MacLeod

Research trials: advice for nurses

The time of onset of heart attacks

David Thompson

Communicating with dying children

Pippa Chesterfield

Using agency nurses in the NHS

James Buchan

Orthopaedic trauma: perioperative care

Paul Wicker

Upheavals in health visiting

Catherine Burns

An excitement about nursing

Never a dull moment

Colitis risk may result from chemotherapy

Risk of raised ICP with new heart drug

Satellite transmission for analysis of X-rays

Treating CMV retinitis in people with AIDS

Natal acquisition of genital infections

BPS claims subliminal messages do not work

New tuberculin test to replace Heaf Gun

Vulnerable stage and cot deaths linked

Benefits for hypertensive pregnant women

World news

News in brief

News in brief

Pay

Scheme to boost women’s NHS careers is piloted

Irish nurses balloted on strike action

Hospital forced to look abroad for theatre nurses

Display-screen workers will be protected by law

News

Colleges are giving leftovers’ to enrolled nurses

Fewer women serve on health boards

New Act challenges paternalistic attitudes

HAs are ‘ghostbusting’ to reduce waiting lists

News in brief

Parliament

Industrial relations

News

UKCC’s accountability document is ‘redundant’

Depression awareness drive targets training

News

Slight rise in number of student entrants

Management cuts and new competition feared

News

Unions dismiss NAHAT claims of enthusiasm

Government blocks patient transfers

Scotland

Leadership in crisis

News in brief

Campaign prompts labour to include policy on HAI

News

Council tax

PFF forecasts overall eight per cent rise

Dorrell fails to quell fears on pay

Who do you believe?

Norah Casey