Nursing - News July 9, 2013

Sunderland MP Julie Elliott blasts zero hour contracts in NHS (Sunderland Echo)
A WEARSIDE MP is today calling on the Government to cancel the use of zero hour contracts in the health service.

Greenfield hospital nurses file labor complaints (CBS 3 Springfield)
The nurses' union alleges in its complaints that the hospital did not respond to an information request during negotiations and that administrators told employees not to speak about union activities in areas of the hospital where patients could overhear, including hallways, nurse's stations and the cafeteria.

Choosing the death you want. - iStockPhoto (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Thinking and talking about death is something most of us avoid, but you need to if you want to have any say over the kind of death you have.

Brazil now looking for Portuguese, Spanish doctors, not Cubans (Reuters)
The Brazilian government, under pressure to improve public health services, has dropped plans to import a contingent of Cuban doctors and is instead looking to hire physicians in Spain and Portugal, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

More high schoolers use internships to bolster college chances (The Macon Telegraph)
This summer, teenagers will canvass in support of politicians, help nurses in hospitals or tweet as part of a company’s social media effort.

Mandatory Furloughs Tough On Employees At Madigan Army Medical Center (KUOW-FM Seattle)
Staff Sgt. David Kolodziejczak draws blood out of the arm of an ROTC cadet at the Madigan Army Medical Center .

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