Causes of constipation and treatment options

Deborah Rigby, Marlene Powell

One airway, one disease

Ruth Stearn

Making the most of NICE

Peter Overstall

Developing an integrated falls service

Janet Cox, Denise Newson

Diet and digestive health

Keir Bosley

The real story behind the GMS contract

Julie Smith

Events

Natural therapies and cancer

Yaso Shan

Is telemedicine effective?

Julie McGarry, Stuart Nairn

Tuberculosis and homeless people

Celia Proudfoot

Supporting people with long term conditions

Lynn Young

MMR and autism

Dorothy Ferguson

Nursing the dying patient

Rebecca Neno

Babycalming

Laura Thompson

Complexity and healthcare organization – a view from the streets

Susan Hamer

Effectiveness of case management and post-acute services in older people after hospital discharge

Catherine Evans

The effect of Evercare on hospital use

Case management for frail older people

News in brief

Only 16 per cent have met agenda for change targets

Pcts do not give enough priority to obese patients

Nurses reject government proposals to show they are the retiring type

Evercare UK – we remain ever hopeful

Community matrons to have fewer caseloads, but pay still unresolved

DH’s £135 billion is given cautious welcome

Coronary clinics shown to prolong patient life

The changing face of palliative care

Sue Thomas