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Malnutrition: how to spot early signs of unplanned weight loss or gain in older people
Easy-to-use tools can help identify risk for those living independently during COVID-19
‘And your name is?’: why children’s nurses should ask accompanying adults this question
Calling someone accompanying an unwell child ‘mum’ or ‘dad’ can be disrespectful or wrong
Pre-conception health: how nurses can educate women to promote informed choices
We should make pre-conception health, education and care part of our practice
Compulsory staff vaccination for COVID-19 ignores the power of respect and persuasion
Compelling care home workers to be double-jabbed is no way to treat this workforce
Glove use: the COVID-19-driven habit we need to break
The pandemic has blurred understanding of guidance, so it’s time we were clear on the basics
The problem with BMI – and why ‘health at every size’ is a better obesity strategy
Tackling obesity is about tackling inequalities and stigma. Scrapping BMI is a good start
Health visiting: why heartbreaking lockdown stories make a powerful case for change
Resources need to be put where the pandemic’s effect on vital services has been most damaging
Dying and bereavement: what patients and families want at the end of life
Why workforce gaps and overstretched services remain the biggest hurdle to getting it right
COVID-19 vaccine: steps we’re taking to encourage uptake among staff in minority groups
Sensitivity to healthcare staff’s concerns about the jab is essential to boost uptake
District nursing: how to launch and maintain a successful night service
A community night nursing service is helping ease pandemic pressures
Dying from inequality as much as from COVID-19: the reality for deprived communities
Nurses see the impact of poverty in the pandemic, and we must advocate for the disadvantaged
Face masks: how nurses can overcome the communication barrier and reassure patients
Compulsory face coverings pose particular challenges when patients are deaf or have dementia