Nursing - News November 19, 2013

Company operating nursing homes in Whittier, Long Beach to pay $48 million in settlement - Press-Telegram

A company that operates nursing homes in Whittier, Norwalk, Long Beach and three other locations agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations it submitted inflated bills to Medicare for services patients didn't get or weren't medically necessary, federal officials said.

Spiritual Healers Keep Watch For Plague In Uganda - GPB

Yoset, a spiritual healer near Arua, Uganda, works with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to detect the plague in his village.

Units to close at night time - Derby Shire Times

The minor injuries units at Ripley and Whitworth hospitals are set to close at night time in a controversial move.

NHS staffing plan 'a step forward' - Hillingdon Times

Plans for hospitals to publish data on how many staff are on their wards will be a "huge step" forward in preventing another Mid Staffs scandal, the Health Secretary has said.

Fury over Cape nursing college merger - Iol.co.za

Staff at the Western Cape College of Nursing are concerned about the proposed merger between the college and Cape Peninsula University of Technology , saying they feared job losses and fewer nurses being trained.

Have you seen this wedding planner? - WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

In fact, nearly every little girl imagines her wedding day from a young age. When the proposal comes, it's one of the biggest moments in a woman's life.

Patients fear nurses taking on work of GPs - Sunday Herald

PATIENTS are worried that nurses in Scotland are increasingly taking on GPs' work, with doctors also raising concerns they are suffering from stress and 'burnout.'

Hospitals will have to set 'safe stafflng' levels on wards - Ealing Times

Hospital bosses are to be forced to set safe staffing levels on wards in a bid to prevent another care crisis similar to the one at Stafford Hospital.

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