Nursing - News October 21, 2013

Hospital bid to eject travellers - This is Guernsey

Health chiefs are taking legal advice to eject dozens of French travellers who infuriated front line NHS workers by setting up an encampment in a hospital car park.

RWJF Nursing Leader Susan Hassmiller Elected to IOM - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today congratulated its senior adviser for nursing, Susan B. Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN, for her election to the Institute of Medicine .

Surgeon's 4 million compensation claim against hospital - Basildon Recorder

A SURGEON who claims he caught pneumonia while working in dirty operating theatres at Basildon Hospital is claiming up to A 4million compensation.

Breast milk bought online may contain harmful germs - CBS 3 Springfield

MONDAY, Oct. 21 -- Even after working with several nursing experts, first-time mom Katie Sweet wasn't able to make enough of her own breast milk to feed her newborn daughter.

HEALTHCARE workers in Herefordshire are being urged to attack the sickness bug C.diff head on. - Ledbury Reporter

The number of cases of the bug, which can range in symptoms from an upset stomach and mild diarrhoea to life-threatening illnesses affecting the bowel, has fallen in recent years across the county.

Ray of sunshine - The Winnipeg Free Press

MIKE DEAL / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A colleague at CancerCare nominated Hyman for the prize.

Carers' group threw me a vital lifeline - Basildon Recorder

Doreen Johnson, from Leigh , shared her experiences of attending the group, called Time Out, as part of Hospice Care Week.

Emily Davies and community matron Debbie Jones-Clark at St Damian's Surgery, Melksham - Wiltshire Times

PATIENTS across Wiltshire will benefit from a new scheme to help them continue living healthily at home for longer, which will also help reduce unnecessary admissions to hospitals.

Budding volunteers wanted to help raise vital funds for cancer charity - This is Dorset

A NEW volunteer fundraising group has been launched in Christchurch to raise awareness for Dorset nursing services and a vital cancer charity.

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