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Laugh? I nearly re-joined the NHS

Article Abstract:

Staff in the UK National Health Service appears to have lost the ability to have fun at work. Staff of earlier days would play elaborate practical jokes on one another and, even if there was a reprimand from matron, there was an indication that she too had taken part in similar escapades. Modern staff feel that managers today would perceive similar jokes as unprofessional behaviour, and discipline the staff concerned. Humour of this kind is not vindictive, but it lightens tensions, creates comradeship, raises morale and indicates that employees are happy.

Author: Makin, Roger
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1999
Evaluation, Wit and humor, Humor

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Fast forward

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Nurses are just as much at risk of the same problems as others and can be susceptible to drug or alcohol dependence. It is noted that one in 15 doctors could suffer from some form of dependence in the UK and it is likely that nurses could have similar rates of dependence. The BMA has produced guidelines which recommend preventive education and the early identification of drug and alcohol dependence amongst doctors, which could apply to all health care professionals.

Author: Stephens, Sue
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
Prevention, Alcoholism, Drug abuse

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My nursing life

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A women who began nursing in the UK in 1948 recalls how medical care has changed since that time. Her initial excitement at being part of the new National Health Service is detailed and the influence of matrons on student nurses is discussed. Key developments in medical care are detailed, including open-heart surgery, kidney transplants and hip replacements. Consideration is also given to the expansion of public health information services.

Author: Raper, Maureen
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
History, United Kingdom. National Health Service

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