Dr Joan Myers OBE, a Queen’s Nurse and Royal College of Nursing London council member, on her rewarding two-week mission to Ghana.

Jeremy Hunt has been elected as chair of the health and social care committee, taking over from former GP Dr Sarah Wollaston.

Tissue viability nurse specialist Amy Verdon on the importance of creating the right environment for wound healing, dispelling the myth that wounds need to ‘breathe’ in order to heal

Psychiatric liaison nurse Fiona Brand on alternatives to medication for insomnia.

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Juliet Phillips debunks the myth that children pick up head lice because they have dirty hair

Respiratory nurse Sonia Greenwood on why asthma should not be a barrier to exercise

Tracy Lees gives tips for advising patients who do not want to get the flu jab due to a belief that it causes the flu.