From Russia with gloves: Even as a crisis charity worker, a nurse in Siberia has very low status

Article Abstract:

A nurse describes the adjustments she had to make during here time spent as a tuberculosis nurse specialist in Tomsk, Siberia. These included coping with the extreme cold, the poor working conditions and the low status of nurses in Russia. She was working for Merlin, a British medical charity giving emergency relief to disaster zones. TB incidence rates were running at 76 per 100,000, compared to less than 10 per 100,000 in England and the aim was to rationalize services and make them more effective.

Care and treatment, Medical care, Practice, Russia, Tuberculosis

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Totting-up tactics: opening gambits and gamesmanship - tactics count in the quest for credits in your pay packet

Article Abstract:

If nursing unions agree to the national pay award nurses will receive the award in April pay packets. The RCN is calling for a 4% top-up but this will depend on local negotiations, and local top-ups will only be agreed when unions agree at local levels. Union representatives will negotiate the local element with senior trust managers.

Compensation and benefits

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Legal win for pregnant nurse

Article Abstract:

Health managers should not take pregnancy into account when employing nurses, according to European legislation which has ruled in favour of a German nurse who was discriminated against on the grounds of pregnancy.

Laws, regulations and rules, Employment, Pregnant women

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