Women patients sue over sexual assaults by hospital aide

A nursing assistant at a Santa Barbara rehabilitation hospital sexually assaulted two partially paralyzed patients and, despite a report to the hospital by one of the victims, stayed on the job, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges.

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-cottage-assault-claim-20130925,0,7003221.story?track=rss

Experiencing dementia is an eye opener at Chester hospital

... patients and the public the opportunity to talk about issues associated with dementia. Alison Kelly, director of nursing and quality at the Countess, said: "One in three of us will suffer from dementia through our lifetime and, with a growing ...

http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk:80/news/126774/experiencing-dementia-is-an-eye-opener-at-chester-hospital.aspx

Innerviews: At 86, shes heart of hospital information desk

... am. "When I started, none of this addition was out there. Elmwood Avenue ran through the front of the hospital. The nursing school was across the street. You came up the steps, and at the elevators, they had a chair, and I sat in that chair. They ...

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201309220021

Volunteers in Medicine Thanks American Medical Association Foundation for $10,000 Grant Award

... with a strong need for the assistance of registered nurses. VMSN has been approved by the Nevada State Board of Nursing to offer Continuing Education Units (CEU) to volunteer nurses as a means to assist them in their professional growth, as well as ...

http://www.nevadabusiness.com/2013/09/volunteers-medicine-thanks-american-medical-association-foundation-10000-grant-award/

UC medical workers allege unfair labor practice

A complaint has been filed on behalf of thousands of University of California hospital workers who claim they were threatened when they went on a two-day strike in May. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents some 13,000 hospital pharmacists, nursing assistants, operating room scrubs and other health care ... (more)

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/breakingnews/ci_24170707/uc-medical-workers-allege-unfair-labor-practice

McCord workers jobs safe for now

... should not be ordered to consult the unions - Nehawu, Hospersa, the South African Medical Union and the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa. While the court hearing was unfolding, KZN Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo said fresh talks would ...

http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/mccord-workers-jobs-safe-for-now-1.1582212

Parents protest Modbury ward closure

ABOUT a dozen concerned parents and grandparents rallied on the steps of Parliament House this morning, demanding the State Government backflip on its decision to close Modbury Hospital's pediatric ward.

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/south-australia/concerned-parents-gather-at-parliament-house-to-protest-against-plans-to-close-modbury-hospital-children8217s-ward/story-fnii5yv4-1226727017993?from=public_rss