| A Bold Pitch For Health Reform, Australia Nursing Federation The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has made a bold pitch in its submission to the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission, calling for major reform to the way health services are funded and delivered. Nurses want to see major reform to Medicare with a move away from fee for service to funding systems that reward all health professionals equitably. Creating a patient centered system, where funds follow the patient, not the provider, is critical for true health reform. medicalnewstoday.com |
Benedictine University Launches New Online Program, Master Of Science In Nursing To prepare nurses to meet the growing demand for highly qualified nurse administrators, nurse leaders and nurse educators, Benedictine University's School of Health Sciences is excited to launch its fully online Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) program. In launching the program, the university is responding to a specific need in the industry for individualized education. medicalnewstoday.com |
CNN Examines Efforts To Prevent Nursing Shortages In Malawi CNN examines Malawi's efforts to address its shortage of nurses. medicalnewstoday.com |
Study Suggests Doctors Overlook Effects Of Implanted Heart Defibrillators In Dying Patients The Associated Press reports that heart defibrillators implanted in a patient's chest may disrupt a quiet death, but doctors and relatives of people dying of non-heart related diseases often don't consider that issue. "It's not unusual for health professionals to avoid the topic, says Dr. Nathan Goldstein of New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center... mnt.to |
26,841 Job Losses Put Patient Care In Jeopardy - Royal College Of Nursing, UK Almost 27,000 NHS posts in the UK are already earmarked for cuts, with almost 18,000 in England alone, the Royal College of Nursing reveals.This is more than three times the number of posts identified by the RCN in England in April, and could leave patients vulnerable and services at risk... mnt.to |