Alternative approach

Article Abstract:

Shadow health minister Dawn Primarolo, herself a user of complementary therapies, believes that such therapies should be available on the National Health Service (NHS). She argues that public demand for referrals to complementary therapists such as homeopaths, acupuncturists and chiropractors is growing but that access to treatment is limited by cost. The Labor Party is calling on the government to establish regulatory bodies for alternative therapists and wants the law to be changed to protect patients. Primarolo also wants nurses to be trained in the use of complementary therapies.

Laws, regulations and rules, Social policy, Interview, Alternative medicine, Primarolo, Dawn

---

Prescription for eviction?

Article Abstract:

Practice nurses in the United Kingdom fear redundancies following changes in how physicians are paid with new bandings for health promotion, though physicians claim that they are seeking new ways of using their nursing staff. Transitional payments for physicians are believed to be too low, which puts nurses jobs at risk, some critics argue. However, others argue that physicians may be fearful of claims of unfair dismissal if they sack nurses, and there is uncertainty as to what will happen once physicians note their budgetary constraints.

Health aspects, Finance, Physicians, Medical professions

---

A disaffected profession. (how nurses cope with the move to community care

Article Abstract:

A survey on the move towards community care found that all nurses were unhappy about the levels of support received and nearly half had experienced a change in job status. Several nurses favoured redundancy instead of moving to a community post and most were concerned about their future in nursing. It was found that many managers supported training but could not provide funding for courses or time off to attend.

Surveys

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Alternative and Western healing can work together. Plan now to keep contact when colleagues fall ill. How one plan to give health care to the poor failed
• Abstracts: Develop policies to avoid sexual harassment problems. Organization culture is the key to total quality management
• Abstracts: The final frontier. The developing role of the forensic community nurse. (includes related article). An alternative to seclusion
• Abstracts: Depression and mortality in nursing homes. Probing the meaning of racial/ethnic group comparisons in crack cocaine smoking
• Abstracts: Decreased serum dehydroepiandrosterone is associated with an increased progression of human immunodeficiency virus infection in men with CD4 cell counts of 200-499

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.