Nursing - News August 4, 2012

Canadian doctors fight to save refugee health benefits (The Guelph Mercury)
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has political power, taxpayer-funded polling and a bagful of emotion-triggering phrases - abuse of Canadian taxpayers, bogus refugees, gold-plated benefits - on his side.

Therapy dog brings the love that was shown to her (The Recorder)
Staff photo by DARWIN WEIGEL Uvonne Boggs got a visit from Evie the therapy dog Thursday at the Calvert County Nursing Center.

A record-breaking effort to promote breast-feeding (WCAX-TV Burlington)
Two dozen women and their children gathered on the front lawn of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh Friday.

JobsWatch: Christus Health seeks nurses (The Times)
People visit with nurse managers during a nurse recruitment reception last year at Christus Highland Medical Center in Shreveport.

It's a fond farewell for nurse Carol (Bury Times)
Old photographs and banners were on show at the hospice, in Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, as staff, volunteers and patients said goodbye to Carol Ryan.

Hospitals cuts 'put patient care at risk' (Bicester Advertiser)
The Oxford University Hospitals Trust must make A 160m of savings - about five per cent of its total budget - over the next four years.

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