Comment

NHS: the faith to fight by Karen Reay
The need to become ‘political clinicians’ to save the NHS

News & features

News

Increasing staff numbers by Kin Ly
Are current strategies to increase the workforce enough?

Child eczema clinic by Ann Francis
Developing a health visitor-led eczema clinic for under-fives

Professional

Practice improvement, breastfeeding duration and health visitors
By Rachael L Spencer, Sheila Greatrix-White, Diane M Fraser

Emotional labour within community nursing leadership
By Elaine Haycock-Stuart, Susanne Kean, Sarah Baggaley

Protection of vulnerable adults: an interdisciplinary workshop
By Mary Rose Day, Eleanor Bantry-White, Pauline Glavin

Clinical

Clinical papers by June Thompson
Early maternal affection and adult coping skills
Inequalities in mortality in Britain greater today than in 1930s
Evidence-based guidelines are needed for nipple shield use

Clinical update by Sharon Breward, Wendy Jones
Drugs and breastfeeding

Regulars

Letters

Your rights at work by Kate Oultram
Time to train: your rights

Resources

Network