Nursing - News September 21, 2013

Family meets challenges followin... (The Review)
An 11-year-old from East Liverpool with an interest in medicine has recently found himself spending a great deal of time in the company doctors, nurses, surgeons and therapists - but for the most unfortunate reasons.

Managers set to help East Lancashire's failing hospitals (Lancashire Telegraph)
MANAGERS from a top performing NHS trust in Newcastle are set to help turn around East Lancashire's failing hospitals.

Four local nursing homes get lowest ratings (Asbury Park Press)
Four nursing homes in Ocean and Monmouth counties have garnered the lowest rating in a national Medicare survey, placing them among 33 facilities in New Jersey that scored that poorly.

BTC awarded $2.75 million grant to retrain unemployed for nursing jobs (Bellingham Herald)
Bellingham Technical College has been awarded a $2.75 million federal grant to retrain unemployed workers for high-demand jobs in health care, specifically nursing.

Triad Nursing Homes Violating Fire Safety Rule? (WFMY 2 Greensboro)
A report by a consumer advocacy group claims some Triad nursing homes are in non-compliance with a federal fire safety regulation.

VA: 6 deaths linked to delays in cancer screens (The Modesto Bee)
The VA's inspector general said in a recent report that delayed colonoscopies and other screenings were linked to malignancies found in 52 patients.

Kilimanjaro charity climb for Simon, 63 (Swindon Advertiser)
MOUNTAINEER Simon Knighton is in the middle of tackling one of the world's highest peaks to raise money for Cavell Nurses' Trust, the national charity which he chairs.

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