| Disparities In The Health Care System Have Had An Impact On Access To Urologic Health Care, Which Is Cause For Concern - Society Of Urologic Nurses Lack of access to adequate and affordable health insurance, inability to pay for care, discrimination and low health literacy are all factors that limit or influence access to health care. With limited access, people cannot seek care for the complex and often debilitating symptoms associated with urologic health issues. medicalnewstoday.com |
New Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, UK David Foster has been appointed to the post of Deputy Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health, it was announced today. David will replace Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Janice Sigsworth, who left the Department of Health in October this year. The appointment will take effect on 1 December. medicalnewstoday.com |
Nurses File DPH Complaint Over Use Of Life-Threatening Medical Devices At UC Irvine Medical Center The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee announces that it filed a complaint with the California Department of Public Health (DPH), calling for an urgent investigation into the ongoing use of dozens of narcotic infusion pumps at the University of California Irvine Medical Center that have a history of failure, thereby exposing patients to a dangerous overdose of narcotics. medicalnewstoday.com |
Elderly Residents Need More Nurses, Australia The aged care sector needs an injection of funds because the hard working nurses and personal carers workloads are becoming unmanageable, said Australian Nursing Federation Acting Federal Secretary Lee Thomas. "Residents are forced to wait long periods for care and this situation will only worsen as the population ages... mnt.to |
Today's OpEds: Upcoming Problems With State Health Exchanges?; Lying Campaign Ads; Overseeing Assisted Living How To Reform ObamaCare Starting Now The Wall Street Journal The Republican rallying cry during this election season has been a promise to 'repeal and replace' ObamaCare. The problem is that through at least 2012 President Obama would veto any law repealing his signature health-care legislation... mnt.to |