Nursing - News November 11, 2012

Nurses on breadline: Shocking hardship facing backbone of NHS staff (Mirror.co.uk)
Soaring numbers of workers so poor they are going to food banks and asking for handouts to make ends meet SOARING numbers of NHS nurses are so poor they are applying for cash hardship grants and going to food banks.

Chief Nursing Officer visits Trust (Dromore Today)
Mrs McLernon had the opportunity to meet with staff from specialist primary care services and hear about the work of the community palliative care team, multi-disciplinary specialist diabetes team and the implementation of insulin pumps for patients with type 1 diabetes.

Flu shot: Arming for the winter (Examiner)
With winter and the flu season coming up, about 200 people, mostly Filipino-Americans , availed of free flu shots on Saturday provided by doctors and nurses at the Seafood City in Las Vegas.

A child's sad death in a Florida nursing home (The Miami Herald)
For 14 years, Doris Freyre cared for her profoundly disabled daughter in her modest Tampa home, pureeing fresh fruit, yams and vegetables and surrounding the girl with family photos and pictures of angels.

RIH nurses celebrate 50-year reunion (Daily News)
The class of 1962 from the Royal Inland Hospital's school of nursing celebrated its 50th anniversary with a reunion in Kamloops on Sept.

Dog-gone: NHS's first sniffer dog cuts illegal drugs and violence on wards (Mirror.co.uk)
The springer spaniel's daily patrols at mental health hospitals have also cut violence against staff to its lowest level in five years Springer spaniel Paddy's daily patrols at mental health hospitals have also cut violence against staff to its lowest level in five years.

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