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The 1990s saw a drive for an integrated way of working in the mental health services. But what does this mean in practice and is it working? Trevor Barre and Roger Evans investigate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Results of genetic tests may have a significant psychosocial impact on the family, as one family and the genetic nurse who worked with them report. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In an effort to improve recruitment and retention of staff and improve clinical practice, a scheme was piloted in an inner London trust that linked salary increases to attainment. Roger Evans and Josephine Spencer discuss how the competencies were measured and the difficulties encountered in implementing the scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The differing perceptions of what the term 'support' means among staff can lead to ommunication problems and increased tension. Trevor Barre and Roger Evans identify strategies that can be used to promote a more meaningful discourse between staff groups [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This app is the pocket companion to the Ebola in Africa section of the International SOS website. With headquarters in London and Singapore, International SOS is a company that provides medical, clinical and security services in 81 countries for organisations with international operations.

Developer Bryan Ratledge claims his Ebola Tracker app is the only up to date mapping application of the 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak centred in West Africa. With this app, you track the Ebola outbreak just as you would track a hurricane, or the weather.

People who have recovered from Ebola virus disease in the three west African countries worst hit by the outbreak are sharing stories through a mobile app launched earlier this month, in a Unicef-backed campaign to inform and fight stigma.

Since its launch in 1953, the Samaritans helpline has provided emotional support to people in the UK who are struggling to cope or are at risk of suicide.

The United Nations has been criticised for being slow to react to the latest Ebola outbreak in West Africa. But it is now making up for lost time with a concerted response to help the countries most affected.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control was set up in 2005 to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases. The centre is an independent agency of the European Union and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

The InDependent Diabetes Trust is a UK-based charity run by people with diabetes for others living with the condition. It was set up in 1994 as the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust (IDDT), a registered charity. It is run entirely by voluntary donations and does not accept funding from pharmaceutical companies.

The International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene is a registered UK charity set up in 1997 to promote health and wellbeing through improved hygiene, infection prevention and control in home and everyday settings.

The London-based College of Health Care Chaplains is a multi-faith, interdenominational organisation open to paid and voluntary healthcare chaplaincy staff and those with an interest in this area. It is a professional section of Unite, the UK's largest trades union.

Carolyn Carter has died in Newton, Massachusetts, after a long illness. She was 79.

Renal nurse who died doing what she loved Rosemary (Bud) Downey, known professionally as sister Rosie Ratcliffe, has died aged 67 at Hull Royal Infirmary following a stroke while on duty in the haemodialysis unit. She had been in nursing for 51 years, the past 39 of them as a renal nurse in East Yorkshire.

The International Paralympic Committee website - the offi cial site of the paralympic movement - is a tremendous resource.

Angela Booth Dobbie (née Wilkie) was born in Edinburgh, the daughter of an Australian mother and Scottish father. She spent most of the second world war in Australia with her brother and mother, while her father served in the Royal Navy.

Sensitive, caring and skilled nursing care for women experiencing miscarriage plays a crucial role in their long-term emotional recovery. For some women, miscarriage is a traumatic life event and may even be regarded as the most painful form of bereavement. However, miscarriage is often not viewed by society as a bereavement. The emotional effects are often overlooked by researchers and healthcare providers, who focus primarily on the physical aspects of miscarriage. Nurses who work in gynaecology and early pregnancy units should endeavour to provide sensitive and supportive care while managing their own emotions. Some nurses may cope well with care in these specialised units, while others may become emotionally overwhelmed. The stressful nature of providing care for women experiencing miscarriage should therefore be validated and recognised by those in nursing management and education.

NHS Choices has set up a swine flu portal for the general public and healthcare professionals. This site is an invaluable and comprehensive resource on influenza A(H1N1) and is being updated on a daily basis during the global pandemic.

Founded in 1985, Action on Disability and Development (ADD) is a UK-registered charity that works with disabled people in Africa, Cambodia, India and Bangladesh. It is unique in supporting disabled people in Africa and Asia with a rights-based approach.

Background: The role of nurses in caring for acute psychiatric inpatients has traditionally been a holistic one, involving one-to-one nurse-patient relationships and the therapeutic use of self. Over the years, a more medical model has emerged, including cognitive-behavioural therapy and monitoring of medication. At the same time, there has been a reaction against the 'observation culture' that has existed in many hospitals. This article considers the best way forward for psychiatric nursing., Conclusion: A psychosocial model seems to provide the most promising framework for the development of psychiatric inpatient nursing. However, this must not be at the expense of the traditional holistic, humanistic approach that is valued by patients, carers and nurses.