Nursing - News October 26, 2012

Court sentences staff caught abusing vulnerable residents at Winterbourne View care home (IcNetwork)
Five others were given suspended sentences by a judge at Bristol Crown Court, who condemned the abuse they meted out to disabled patients at the Winterbourne View private hospital, at Hambrook, South Gloucestershire.

More support for breast cancer victims at Basildon hospital (Echo-news.co.uk)
Organised by specialist nurses at Basildon Hospital , eight women have been invited to the weekly sessions that aim to give them help and support about life after the disease.

Worries over quality of care as NHS trust goes for foundation status (Heraldseries.co.uk)
A LEADING councillor has said he is reassured hospital bosses are balancing ground-breaking specialist work with the needs of hospital patients.

GE Healthcare grant to the College of Nursing improves simulations (Marquette Tribune)
GE Healthcare has given a $440,000 educational grant to the College of Nursing's Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Center for Clinical Simulation at Marquette.

Duke School of Nursing celebrates building addition (HeraldSun)
From right, Catherine Gillis, dean of the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University President Richard Brodhead and Charlie McIlvaine, chairman of the Duke University School of Nursing Board of Advisors, toast on Thursday during a groundbreaking ceremony for the School of Nursing expansion.

NY doctor says nurses to blame in RFK son spat (WTOP-FM Washington)
A New York doctor and Kennedy family friend says nurses were to blame for a maternity ward scuffle that led to Douglas Kennedy's arrest.

Addiction counsellors in Cape Breton being replaced by nurses, social worker (Squamish Chief)
The Cape Breton District Health Authority says it is laying off six counsellor attendants who work in addiction and recovery programs.

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