Listings

Infective endocarditis

Patrick Davies

Balloon pericardiotomy

Graham Jackson

Cardiac tamponade

John Chambers, David Sprigings

Sociology and Health Care, 2nd edition

Tony Ryan

Evaluating Health Care Information Systems

David C Benton

Death Rites

Kevin Kendrick

M'learned trend

Joan Lynn

Food of love

Jane Waterson

Spelling it out

Michael Sheehan

Danger at work

Jean Lenis

The blame game

Steve Flatt

The Teacher’s Tale

Wendy Nganasurian

Information exchange

Bear reverend WEVGs vote of thanks

Guinette Davies

Reunions

HSE won’t be sending unsolicited mail

Godfrey Smith

And now for the good news

Elizabeth Whitehead

Flare for caring not in fashion

Derek Dean

Midwives unaware mum was cuffed

GA Morewood

Teachers and nurses in partnership

RA Griffin

Attack on Prophit shames profession

Sheila Mackie Bailey

Controlling patients' body temperature

Dinah Gould

Health care provision at a Butlin’s centre

Rachel Tucker, Peter Birchenall

Evaluation back-up

Susie Pilling, Judith Frank

Process of evolution

More help for community carers?

Mike George

Supervision conies of age

Graham scott

Diagnostic delay and renal scarring

Non-stick coating for coronary arteries

Cold symptoms not helped by steam

Higher blood pressure risk for heavy drinkers

NHS complaints procedure gets new 67-point overhaul

Charlotte Alderman

Timing levodopa for maximum benefit

New epilepsy training course announced for nurses

Epilepsy drugs’ side-effects causing irregular use by children

In brief

WHO urged to monitor health workers dealing with torture

Simon Cunning

US executives vote to expand membership

Utrecht venue for HIV conference on nurse education

UKCC and ENB ‘failing to keep pace with change’

Non-NHS sector losing out on future of nurse education’

Simon Canning

College integration brings RCN warning

Simon Canning

Bids invited for DoH’s ‘Changing Childbirth’ funds

Parliament

Bill Douh

Hancock backs lobby for more breast cancer nurses

Kate Williams

Attack on Tory patronage of health service

Strike call over health policies rejected

‘No appetite to fight MIS low-pay battle’

Delegates support working with RCN

Graham Scott

News in brief

S&N Fellowship winners named

DoH cancer proposals could take five years to implement

Kate 'Williams

Leicester wins neurology award

Study shows abuse of patient rights

News

Breastfeeding campaign gets DoH backing

Reservations over direct entry midwifery

Job shake-up for RCN Thames regions

Last minute insurance deal for independent midwives

Public inquiry called for in UKCC dispute

Editorial

Norah Casey