Nursing - News June 15, 2013

Four islanders recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours (Stornoway Today)
Donald Macleod, Coxswain of Barra Lifeboat, has been awarded an MBE for his 'inspirational leadership, clear thinking and endurance of the highest order' in a citation supported by RNLI Chief Executive Paul Boissier.

Giving tips on breast practices (Prince Albert Daily Herald)
Healthcare professionals and mothers gathered at the Travelodge Hotel in Prince Albert to learn about Breast Practices from Dr. Jack Newman, a Canadian expert on breastfeeding.

Safety concerns over death of QMC patient (Nottingham Evening Post)
THE family of a man who smashed a window at the Queen's Medical Centre and plummeted to his death, have raised concerns over safety at the hospital.

Nursing cover fear as job cuts bite (This Is Leicestershire)
Central Nottinghamshire Clinical Services , which won the contract to run the urgent care centre at Loughborough Hospital, is reducing the number of nurses from 22 to 15. CONFIDENT: GP Nick Wilmott, pictured with Anita Dixon, chief executive officer of CNCS, at the urgent care centre's opening The Royal College of Nursing said once the cuts were in ... (more)

Former drugs team leader at Fairfields House, Basingstoke, accused of poor behaviour (This is Hampshire)
A MAN who was in charge of an NHS team helping drug addicts in Basingstoke, failed to supervise his team properly, a disciplinary hearing in London was told.

Nursing positions cut at two Edmonton hospitals (Edmonton Journal)
After weeks of incubation under the watchful eyes of Patience, goslings began hatching Friday morning on a farm southwest of Edmonton.

Medicaid expansion means hundreds of thousands will be insured in Arizona (KOLD-TV Tucson)
Sixteen more graduates of Pima Community College's practical nursing program took an oath Thursday to help those in their care.

Sanford Beginning AirMed Service In Bismarck (KELO-TV Sioux Falls)
Dakotas-based Sanford Health says it will begin its Bismarck-based air ambulance service on Monday.

Displaced nursing facility residents settling in (WCYB)
Nearly 70 residents at Bristol Health and Rehabilitation Center have had to move out of their rooms in the last month.

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