Nursing - News August 15, 2014

NHS cuts blamed for rise in staff stress - Lancashire Telegraph

Figures obtained from Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and district nursing services, showed there were 31,891 working days lost in 2013/14 due to anxiety, stress, depression or other psych- iatric illnesses.

VA chief: Firings of workers a deliberate process - Merced Sun-Star

McDonald visited with veterans and employees at the Memphis VA hospital on Thursday, a day after addressing the American Veterans national convention.

Cheerful doctor was revolutionary in care - Shoreham Herald

A RESPECTED doctor who revolutionised Worthing Hospital's elderly care service has died just days short of his 76th birthday.

Lafayette hospital improves since takeover - Merced Sun-Star

Jared Stark, the chief executive officer, touted the hospital's turnaround since Lafayette General Health took over operations of the public hospital in June through a $15.8 million annual lease agreement with the state.

Office workers laughing in meeting - Channel3000

The Charlotte, North Carolina, resident says he doesn't mind the overnights -- the dark and the quiet time help him think.

Cancer patients made to wait up to FIVE hours for chemotherapy sessions at Russells Hall Hospital - Stourbridgenews.co.uk

CANCER patients have been kept waiting for up to FIVE hours before undergoing gruelling chemotherapy sessions at the borough's main hospital, it has been claimed.

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