ATLANTA, GA (March 1, 2010) – A new Jackson Healthcare survey of hospital nurses found that nurses estimate spending one quarter of their twelve-hour shift on indirect patient care. Respondents cited regulatory requirements, redundant paperwork and logistical challenges as the primary contributors of time spent away from the patient’s bedside.
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The health service in Scotland will face “significant” financial pressures over the next five years, a spending watchdog has predicted.
Audit Scotland said the impact of the recession on public sector spending meant NHS budgets were likely to fall.
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Is this an opportunity to improve systems and technology??
New European rules reducing junior doctors’ hours to a maximum of 48 per week came into force at the weekend.
NHS Grampian revealed it had employed 60 additional staff in order to comply with the European Working Time Directive.
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