Nursing - News September 12, 2013

Ontario hospital uses PQ's values charter to recruit health workers (CJAD)
One Ontario hospital is turning Quebec's proposed restrictions on religious clothing in the public sector into an opportunity to recruit nurses and doctors.

A tribute to SMH nurses (Surrey Leader)
More than 20 nurses at Surrey Memorial Hospital will be expanding their professional horizons this year, thanks to scholarships funded by individual donors and the TD Bank.

UPDATED: Watchdog welcomes improvements at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (Bucks Herald)
Staffing at Stoke Mandeville Hospital has improved but is still not up to national standards, according to the Care Quality Commission.

Palo Alto fire chief comes to aid of stricken passenger aboard commercial flight (The Campbell Reporter)
Palo Alto fire Chief Eric Nickel had heard tales of doctors, nurses and paramedics coming to the aid of fellow stricken airline passengers.

Southampton misses out on 235m A&E cash boost (Daily Echo)
SOUTHAMPTON'S under-pressure accident and emergency department will not get any extra money - despite missing a key target for most of the past year.

A 10.2m fund to combat county's bed-block crisis (Oxford Times)
Oxfordshire has been handed A 10.2m funding - the second highest amount in the country - to tackle winter pressures this year, including bed blocking and A&E waiting times.

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