Nursing - News March 17, 2014

Union for Halifax nurses says conciliation talks break down over ratio issue - CFRA

The union representing nurses employed by Nova Scotia's Capital District Health Authority says conciliation talks have broken down after one day at the table.

VIDEO: Iowa nursing school demolished in seconds - New York Daily News

Crowds turned out to see 6-year-old cancer patient Joey Mausser flick the switch and bring the former Iowa Medical School of Nursing crashing down to earth at 7 a.m. CNN reports that the demolition of the building , which had been used as extra office space for the Iowa Methodist Hospital since 1998, had been planned for weeks.

'Cuddlers' comfort newborns who can't go home - The News Journal

A volunteer slips her arms into a gauzy yellow hospital gown and approaches a medical crib holding a tiny newborn hooked up to noisy machines.

3,950 redundant NHS staff re-hired - Andover Advertiser

Almost 4,000 NHS staff who have been made redundant in the last four years have since been re-employed by the health service.

Action pledge over Royal Blackburn Hospital ward concerns - Blackburn Citizen

The promise to make improvements on ward C14 came after bosses launched a new initiative to invite unhappy patients and family members to their meetings, to talk through their experiences.

Ward is still closed after four months - Derby Shire Times

Bosses at the Chesterfield hospital insist the closure is only temporary - but were this week unable to confirm when the ward will reopen.

Nursing home losses are a blot on state's reputation - Cape Cod Times

"Alarm over nursing home closings" includes a quote by Gov. Patrick's spokeswoman implying it's acceptable to underfund Massachusetts nursing homes because the utilization of nursing homes is declining.

Patient delays 'cost NHS a 100m' - Andover Advertiser

Delays in discharging patients from hospital while they are waiting for social care to be arranged are costing the NHS in England about A 100 million each year, a documentary has revealed.

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