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Vicious circle of admissions

01 November 1997

Emergency Nurse

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Better methods of assessment and proper nursing care could help stop 'bed blocking’, says a recent Audit Commission report.

Community services cut

12 March 1997

Nursing Standard

News

COMMUNITY SERVICES are being slashed as health authorities struggle to balance their budgets for the start of the new financial year.

Government threat to council nursing homes

19 March 1997

Nursing Standard

News

NURSING AND residential homes run by local councils could be forced to close under proposed rules announced by the Department of Health.

Legal battle opens door to equal pay

09 April 1997

Nursing Standard

News

NURSES’ PAY could be upgraded in line with other health professionals as a result of an 11-year legal battle which finally ended last week.

The future for nursing in New Labours NHS

14 January 1998

Nursing Standard

News

NURSES ACROSS England will be involved in developing a strategy for nursing to fit in with the Labour government's vision for the NHS.

More staff needed in psychiatric care units

18 February 1998

Nursing Standard

News

PSYCHIATRIC UNITS in the future should have much higher staffing levels, according to a new report.

Trust staff 'insulted' by dirty cars penalty

25 February 1998

Nursing Standard

News

A TRUST MANAGER has moved to reassure nurses after protests over car park regulations which penalise staff with dirty cars.

Initiative could return power to ward nurses

15 October 1997

Nursing Standard

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A training initiative, launched this week, could help restore power to nurses who work as ward managers.

Bed blocking blamed on hospital delays

22 October 1997

Nursing Standard

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BETTER METHODS of assessment and proper nursing care could help stop ‘bed blocking’, says an Audit Commission report.

Nurses wanted: only car owners need apply

22 October 1997

Nursing Standard

News

NURSING UNIONS ARE furious about a recruitment advertisement for community nurses which insists that they must have their own car.