Nursing - News July 17, 2013

Huge page rise for Basingstoke's hospital trust bosses (Basingstoke Gazette)
TOP managers in Basingstoke's hospital trust have received pay rises of up to 18 per cent - while frontline staff have endured a pay freeze.

Nursing staff sought after in Swindon (Swindon Advertiser)
Buy this photo David Trowbridge and Janett Holyoak of First City Nursing Services, which is looking to recruit 75 new nurses SWINDON will soon see an increased demand for registered nurses and healthcare assistants after local nursing recruitment firm First City Nursing won an NHS contract to supply staff to nearby hospitals.

Inspiring Orlando girl dies after battle with cancer (WGAL-TV Lancaster)
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Basingstoke hospital nurses cycle to help critically-ill patients (Andover Advertiser)
Buy this photo Martine Allen, sister at the critical care unit, cheers on Sylvia Ironside, staff nurse, during the 12-hour cycle ride HOSPITAL staff piled on the pedal power for 12 hours to raise money for equipment that will help critically-ill patients.

MEDICARE: What home health services does Medicare cover? (Red Bluff Daily News)
Medicare covers a variety of heath care services that you can receive in the comfort and privacy of your home.

Jeremy Hunt accused of turning NHS deaths into 'political capital' (The Guardian)
Doctors have accused Jeremy Hunt of trying to "make political capital out of patients' deaths" after the Keogh report into 14 hospitals with high death rates uncovered "mediocrity" rather than a disaster on the scale of Mid Staffs.

Barnes-Jewish ranked best in Missouri, No. 15 nationally (KSDK NewsChannel 5)
According to U.S. News & World Report , Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine have once again been listed in the newsmagazine's annual list of "Best Hospitals."

Ala. governor out as defendant in abortion suit (ABC 33/40)
A federal judge has dismissed the governor and officials with three professional medical boards as defendants in a suit challenging a new Alabama law setting stricter regulations for abortion clinics.

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