Nurses bogged down by red tape Published Date: 10 October 2010 By Lyndsay Moss NURSES in Scotland are “overloaded” with paperwork which is stopping them caring for patients, leaders of the profession have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said evidence suggested administrative tasks take up two-thirds of nurses’ time at work. In a manifesto [...]
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Open for Registrations 22nd and 23rd September 2010 Register now for the most exciting eHealth conference in Scotland this year! Held at the prestigious Glasgow Science Centre you not only have a great programme, wide range of exhibitors, great views over the Clyde and City but complementary entrance to the fun science exhibits as well! [...]
Exclusive: Kate Foster 30 May 2010 Patients will be assessed by nurses instead of consultants and spend less time in hospital under controversial cutbacks to meet waiting time targets in Scotland. Many follow-up appointments will be scrapped altogether and patients could be discharged from hospital at weekends under the scheme. The groundbreaking plans to “streamline” [...]
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From The Sunday Times April 25, 2010 Secret NHS cuts to axe thousands of medics Hospitals across England are planning to shed at least 650 doctors and 2,000 nurses under new cost-cutting plans
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Shift handover risk to patient Published Date: 10 April 2010 POOR handover procedures in hospitals pose a “significant risk” to patients, doctors’ representatives have claimed. The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland said there were now an increasing number of shift changes, following the launch of the European Working Time Directive, limiting the hours [...]
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Scotland’s largest health board plans to reduce its nursing staff over the next five years in a bid to save £12m. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) said the cut would be achieved through “natural wastage and staff retirement”. It is not yet able to clarify how many posts will be lost from registered nursing [...]
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Nurses ‘too busy’ for proper care The majority of nurses thought there were not enough staff More than half of nurses working in Scotland are “too busy” to provide patients with the standard of care they would like to, a union has claimed. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said its study also found 51% [...]
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