Editorial
Lynn Young
News
Nurses subsidise NHS through soaring fuel prices
Research news
Book reviews
Perspectives and Events
Bethann Siviter is rewarded by a patient’s poetry
Web-based sexual health education
A new resource is launched by the Royal College of Nursing
Open all hours: how will nurses fare?
Christian Duffin reports on the likely impact of extended GP surgery working hours on primary care nurses
Community nursing: an essential experience
Feedback from students working in community-based placements
A new mental health deal for ethnic minorities
Catherine Mackereth describes the development of a wellbeing project
Insect-borne diseases and their prevention
Susan Campbell describes prevention, symptoms and treatments
Research digest
Nurse-prescribing evaluations
Osteoarthritis: the NICE guideline
Recommended treatment options are outlined by Rachel O’Mahony and Susan Oliver
New insights into atherothrombotic disease
George Kassianos details the findings from the REACH registry
Guide for contributors
How the menopause affects the cardiovascular health of women
Kathy Abernethy details the risk factors