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Professional codes: an exercise in tokenism

01 June 1994

Nursing Management

Scan

Does the UKCC Code of Conduct significantly enhance nurses’ empowerment? Senior nurse teacher Vic Tadd argues that the absence of an effective support network for...

Off the record

09 January 1996

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint medical records

Recent revelations (1) that patients’ confidential medical records are being copied and sold to interested parties by private detectives has shocked both the public...

Surprise at so called ‘quality discharge’

17 January 1996

Nursing Standard

Letter

The news item Troubled trust angry at press reports on ‘case too far’ (News January 10) causes me some puzzlement. I did not read the press reports about the...

No moral difference

24 April 1996

Nursing Standard

Opinion

NEWS THAT some women are paid for selling their eggs to infertile couples is worrying the British Medical Association as well as some members of the public.

Reading it right

31 May 1995

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint education

The revelation in the Sunday Times (1), that patients the because doctors are using out of date medical textbooks, underlines the importance of reading for the...

Nothing to declare

13 September 1995

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint registration

Increasing numbers of college principals are refusing to sign the declaration of good character which is necessary before students can register with the UKCC. Some...

Can nursing face up to the cheating test?

19 April 1995

Nursing Standard

Education

report stating that the UKCC is proposing to abolish the DC test because of suspected cheating by candidates and teachers is bad news for nursing. Not only does it...

Learning to accept

26 October 1994

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint learning disabilities

One of the stated aims of the decision to close long-stay institutions and move people with learning disabilities back into the community is to allow former patients...

Smoke screen

18 May 1994

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint mental health

The Clothier report’s recommendation that more rigorous medical checks on nursing staff are required during the recruitment process has been broadly welcomed by the...

Health police

01 March 1995

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint health promotion

Successful health education depends upon getting a particular message across effectively. But a possible alternative approach is to prevent communications featuring...