Nursing - News April 8, 2011

A 52m hospitals cuts plan 'will affect patient care' (Banburycake.co.uk)
NURSES have warned patient safety could be put at risk by A 52.75m cuts at Oxfordshire's major hospitals revealed yesterday.

John Stossel: Government Shutdown Threat Begs the Question ... (Fox News)
The handwringing continues over who is an "essential" government worker. This was on Twitter yesterday: @Gary__Austin Gary Austin: I work at a VA Medical Center, I was told, that office people were non-essential. Nurses, Dr's, Janitors, & etc had to work.

Spot the signs early urge cancer nurses (Halifax Today)
A MASCOT for bowel cancer awareness visited specialist nurses at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

Hospital appoints Henry 'Chip' Dunham clinical director of ER (RecordOnline)
Henry "Chip" Dunham has been appointed by Catskill Regional Medical Center as its nursing clinical director, emergency department.

Hospital Unit Dedicated to Helping Sexual Assault Victims (KRGV)
A Valley hospital has become a safe place to help sexual assault victims, including those rescued from the sex trafficking world.

HARDtalk Watch (BBC)
When it comes to health care they are on the frontline - but many nurses around the world feel they get a raw deal and patients complain they do not get adequate nursing care in hospital and in the community.

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