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Monday, March 31, 2014

New NHS England chief takes over (5 stories)

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Simon Stevens, a former private health firm executive, will start his new job as chief executive of NHS England today.

"The dismissed staff members include three midwives who neglected a pregnant mother leading her to give birth in a street outside a clinic in the Tshwane district," department spokeswoman Phume Khumalo said on Monday.

Members of the governing body of the South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group heard about plans to improve patient flow through the county's hospitals at a meeting on Thursday, March 27. There are currently 1,163 people in Worcestershire waiting longer than the NHS-mandated 18 weeks for operations and it is hoped the new plans will help ... (more)

A health watchdog has set out its priorities for the coming year, including a focus on mental health services, ambulance responses, and dementia care.

Criminal charges have been dismissed against two southern Indiana nursing home administrators accused of failing to investigate a patient's abuse.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Nursing body faces Mid-Staffs censure (7 stories)

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The Nursing and Midwifery Council is facing more criticism over its handling of disciplinary cases in a report by the Professional Standards Authority.

Underneath all the policies and politics, health care is about care - one person tending to the needs of another.

The Nova Scotia Government & General Employees Union - which represents the more than 2,300 registered nurses at the Capital District Health Authority - is in contract negotiations with the health authority.

Cedar Grove's Michael P. Duffy was recently selected as the American College of Health Care Administrators "Distinguished Nursing Home Administrator of the Year."

District nurses have been given a vote of confidence by their patients after 95 per cent said they would recommend the service to others.

"Kitties! Kitties!" Joan, a resident of Park West Skilled Nursing Center's Memory Unit, seemed to be channeling her inner little girl as she squealed and shuffled after the two chubby black cats in her wheelchair.

The unions seeking a strike vote in B.C. represent various care aides, ambulance paramedics, health records staff, lab and other diagnostic specialists, sterile supply techs, emergency dispatchers, nursing unit clerks, trades and maintenance workers, activity aides and rehab assistants, IT specialists, pharmacy techs, admitting and booking clerks, ... (more)

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