Nursing - News June 20, 2013

A shared windfall enriches the community (Sentinel & Enterprise)
From community gardens to accessible trails to assisting the educational pursuits of those of various walks of life, the $280,000 in grants awarded by the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts support the goals of a wide variety of local organizations.

Three Nurses Recognized As State's Best With Palmetto Gold Awards (Shorelines News)
Three of Self Regional Healthcare's registered nurses have been recognized as the best in the state with the Palmetto Gold Award for excellence in nursing, and another of Self Regional's nurses was awarded the organization's annual scholarship.

Royal Bolton Hospital's new nursing boss gets tough (Theboltonnews.co.uk)
THE new director of nursing at the Royal Bolton Hospital has shown the board she means business as she called for an external review - just weeks into her post.

SOMC receives highest nursing honor (Portsmouth Daily Times)
A crowd made up of Southern Ohio Medical Center employees spilled out into the next room and then off into the hallways Wednesday as Vice President of Nursing Claudia Burchett received a phone call from the Commission on Magnet, the highest level of distinction for nursing excellence.

District nursing jobs to go (AdelaideNow...)
FORTY full-time jobs will be lost from the Royal District Nursing Service in South Australia because of reduced referrals for service.

Study: Public pay cut by thousands (Andover Advertiser)
The pay of public sector workers will have been cut by thousands of pounds over the lifetime of the coalition Government because of wage freezes, VAT hikes and changes to benefits and tax credit, according to a new study.

Construction complete on $9.1M, 120-bed nursing facility (Amarillo)
LTC Properties of Westlake Village, Calif., built the 58,000-square-foot Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites at 6650 S. Soncy Road to replace Canyon Healthcare in Canyon.

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