Nursing - News October 26, 2013

Hospital accused of 'fiddling' A&E waiting time figures - This Is Staffordshire

HEALTH leaders have been accused of 'fiddling the figures' in a bid to claim the performance of their A&E department is better than it really is.

Optician sets up vision centre in Botswana - Oxford Mail

Richard Goring, of Specsavers in The Woolgate Centre, was part of a team of six, including four optometrists and two dispensing opticians, who set out with the mission to provide affordable eyecare.

Top children's doctor set to retire - Oxford Times

A CONSULTANT who played a major role in children's healthcare at the John Radcliffe Hospital is set to retire.

SFA nursing students take part in zombie apocalypse disaster preparedness drill - KTRE-TV Lufkin

The rise of zombies has led to a strange way to teach nursing students, and if you're a "Walking Dead" fan, it's certain to interest you.

Utah teacher saved by colleagues, students after heart stops in class - KSL-TV

Hunter, 36, was teaching an anatomy class at Uintah Basin Applied Technology College that day when her heart stopped beating and she fell backward onto her desk.

From nursing student to instructor - Northwest Florida Daily News

Less than a decade ago, Pierce was a student at the school, working toward his licensed practical nursing certification just like the people he's teaching now.

UNDERSTAFFED Basildon Hospital has spent nearly 3million on agency nurses in just one year. - Echo-news.co.uk

It compares to spending a total of A 3.3million in nearly two years between January 2011 and December 2012 to plug the gaps in its nursing staff levels.

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