Nursing - News July 24, 2013

Elderly patient's 'hell on earth' in Blackburn Hospital (Blackburn Citizen)
EXTRACTS from an elderly patient's diary, which described the Royal Blackburn Hospital as 'hell on earth', have been published to highlight failings at a troubled hospital trust.

Blackburn nurse cleared in baby neglect case - but faces sanctions for misconduct (Lancashire Telegraph)
Philippa Ralph, who is in her mid-20s, faced seven separate charges from the Nursing and Midwifery Council after being sacked from the neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal Blackburn Hospital in 2008.

Central Coast Nursing Center Earns 5-Star Federal Rating (Noozhawk)
The Central Coast Nursing Center has received a 5-star quality rating from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

GFC Msu reinstates nursing program (Great Falls Tribune)
Great Falls College Montana State University has reinstated its nursing program and expanded enrollment for fall 2013, the college announced Tuesday.

Pathway 'not for hastening death' (This is Guernsey)
The controversial Liverpool Care Pathway was "never about hastening death", the co-creator of the end-of-life regime has insisted.

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