Nursing - News April 12, 2014

Nursing homes adjust to more post-hospital patients - The Capital-Journal

Jerry Ney, president and CEO of Aldersgate Village, demonstrates how physical therapy patients can work on their balance inside Aldergate's therapy center.

Move over Kerala, Karnataka is the new nursing hub - The Times of India

MUMBAI: God's own country is no longer the leading supplier of nurses. Lesser states such as Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra have leaped ahead, radically redefining healthcare across the nation.

Shadow minister is impressed with care - Wharfedale Observer

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham uses the telemedicine system to talk to a patient, with Labour parliamentary candidate for Ilkley and Keighley John Grogan and Sister Alex Blake The quality of care provided by Airedale staff impressed the shadow health secretary during a visit to the hospital with Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate ... (more)

Diaper shortages create hardship, health problems - Sunherald

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that local food pantries receive countless requests for diapers but are unable to meet the demand.

Alberta bans loyalty and reward programs for pharmacy prescriptions - Edmonton Journal

Albertans who belong to loyalty and reward programs, such as Air Miles or Shoppers Optimum, will soon no longer have the opportunity to collect points when buying drugs from a pharmacy.

England-Wales border healthcare a 'matter of life and death' as... - This Is Somerset

David Cameron has attacked Labour's healthcare record in Wales as thousands of English patients forced to use worse Welsh NHS David Cameron yesterday claimed the Welsh border had been turned into a dividing "line of life and death" after a report raised fresh concerns about growing NHS waiting lists in Wales.

East Lancs health teams in for awards - Blackburn Citizen

Left to right, Lynne Harrison, senior lecturer, UCLAN; Alison Pickford, trainee advanced practitioner, ELHT; Gill Cairns, dducation and workforce lead, ELHT and Wendy Harrison, trainee advanced practitioner, ELHT in one of the joint teaching sessions nomi TWO student nurses have been short-listed for a Nursing Times award, while their bosses in ... (more)

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