Nursing - News September 30, 2013

Nurses, support groups help breast cancer patients navigate the road ahead (The Island Packet)
Battling breast cancer can be a long and treacherous road. The needs are vast -- from emotional support and empathy, to education and help understanding.

Operations overhaul at state psychiatric hospitals (The Modesto Bee)
The move comes five months after federal regulators blamed Terrell State Hospital for the death of a patient.

Newly qualified Winchester nurse named student midwife of the year (Basingstoke Gazette)
A NEWLY qualified nurse who trained at Winchester 's Royal Hampshire County Hospital has been named student midwife of the year.

Health Trust will improve hospitals (Burnley Express)
Bosses from Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust will mentor staff at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust following an announcement by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

New nursing home to create 120 jobs in Co Wicklow (RTE.ie)
A new nursing home in Bray, Co Wicklow is promising 120 new jobs over the next three months in nursing, administration and other roles.

Leeds: 65 additional hospital beds to open for winter (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Most of the additional beds will be provided at St James's Hospital, where most adult care and surgery, as well as specialist cancer care, is based.

'Unprecedented' stress on nurses (This Is Lancashire)
UK patients are being put at risk because of nursing staff cuts and excessive workloads, the Royal College of Nursing said Patient care is being "jeopardised" by the amount of pressure that is being put on nurses, a new report suggests.

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