| ACNM Succeeds In Petitioning For Coding Change ACNM has gained approval from the National Uniform Claim Committee for an appropriate taxonomy code for certified midwives (CMs)-effectively fixingan earlier NUCC decision to eliminate its CM taxonomy code. NUCC's solution creates a new designation for certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and CMs as advanced practice midwives. medicalnewstoday.com |
Midwife struck off after death A community midwife who did not spot infection in a new mother who later died of septicaemia is struck off. news.bbc.co.uk |
RNs Praise House Vote To Permit State Single-Payer Laws The nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses hailed passage of a key amendment in the House Education and Labor Committee to the national healthcare reform bill this morning that would enable individual states to go a step farther and adopt single-payer, Medicare-for-All style reforms. Introduced by Rep. medicalnewstoday.com |
Commission Heralds New Image For Future Of Nursing, UK UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, today (2 March) welcomed the focus on high quality, compassionate nursing contained in the Prime Minister's Commission report.* The report puts nurses and midwives at the heart of the NHS, sweeping away old fashioned ideas and replacing them with the reality of the highly professional nurses and midwives of today... mnt.to |
RCN Response To Comprehensive Spending Review, UK The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) responded to the announcement of the Government's Spending Review. Dr Peter Carter, RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary, said: "We welcome the Government's commitment to a real-terms increase in NHS funding. However, the reality is that this small increase at a time of soaring demand and the rising costs of health care, will still feel like a cut... mnt.to |