Care and convictions

Article Abstract:

Nursing a celebrity or a suspected or convicted criminal can bring significant challenges. Close media scrutiny can be alarming, as well as placing nurses under additional pressure with regard to patient confidentiality. Nurses may also find their ethical integrity challenged by a patient's background. Nurse training does not prepare nurses in any way for the issues that may arise when nursing a celebrity or a criminal. Few hospitals give nurses the opportunity to express ethical concerns about such situations.

Care and treatment, Practice, Nursing, Celebrities, Criminals

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Killing smoke

Article Abstract:

The UK government's 1998 'Smoking Kills' white paper was warmly welcomed by health professionals and campaigners. However, the governent's anti-smoking campaign now seems to be losing momentum. It has proved almost impossible to assess the long-term effectiveness of the campaign, and funding for health action zones has been insufficient. Some observers feel that the creation of smoking cessation clinics, the third layer of the anti-smoking strategy, should actually be the priority.

Management, Smoking cessation programs, Smoking cessation, Medical policy, Health policy

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London adds up to more money in your pocket

Article Abstract:

E-grade nurse Amanda Coultard moved from the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust in Oxford, to the Royal Hospitals NHS Trust in London, to benefit from a 3,030 pound sterling London weighting allowance. The cost of living in Oxford is higher than that in London, and nurses have to manage without the extra allowance. Oxford-based nurses are now calling for an Oxford weighting allowance.

Economic aspects, Compensation and benefits, Nurses, Oxford, England, Cost and standard of living, Cost of living

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