Inclusion of lay people in the pre-registration selection process.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council recommends that pre-registration nurse education programme providers involve lay people in the student selection process. The School of Nursing and Midwifery at Keele University undertook a project to develop and evaluate the inclusion of lay people in the pre-registration recruitment and selection process. This article discusses the development and evaluation of the project and provides recommendations for practice.

Perceived sources of occupational stress in general dental practitioners.

Aim: To evaluate levels of occupational stress in general dental practitioners (GDPs) and compare them with those reported by Cooper et al. (1987).

Design/setting: Postal questionnaire in England and Wales.