Nursing - News November 28, 2013

10million temp bill for Basildon Hospital - Echo-news.co.uk

TROUBLED Basildon Hospital spent an eye-watering A 10.2million on temporary staff last year, despite hundreds of posts sitting vacant.

In Africa, circumcision plan targets AIDS prevention - Courier-Post

As activists and educators worldwide prepare to mark the 25th observance of World AIDS Day on Dec.1, efforts to curtail the spread of HIV infection in parts of Africa include scaling up efforts to promote voluntary circumcision among adult males.

Herefordshire nurses given award for exceptional patient care - Ledbury Reporter

A team of nurses from Leominster Community Hospital and a County Hospital midwife have given an award for their exceptional patient care.

Honours for local UU nursing students - Derry Today

Jamie-Lee McGriskin was awarded the University's Princess Macha Award for demonstrating outstanding performance in caring and communicating with patients and families during her student placement.

'The Coolest Thing Ever': How A Robotic Arm Changed 4 Lives - New Hampshire Public Radio -

Three engineering undergrads at Rice University gave a teenager with a rare genetic disease something he'd always wished for: the ability to turn off the light in his room.

Unions claim more figures have been fiddled at trust - Gazette-news.co.uk

BLOWER is claiming Colchester's hospitals have been altering other data as well as that on the treatment of cancer patients.

NDP wants $418,000 salary cap for public sector CEOs, including hospitals, hydro - Squamish Chief

Ontario's New Democrats want to cap the salaries of CEO's at hospitals, electrical utilities and all public sector agencies at $418,000, twice the premier's annual salary.

Defined by diversity of experiences - The Advertiser Democrat

Korri Wass is a native of Bridgeport, Conn. She moved to Maine just more than a year ago.

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