Haven help us
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Asylum seekers in the United Kingdom face a range of barriers to obtaining health care. Asylum seekers still have a legal right to free health care, despite other benefits being taken away under the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, but many either do not know this or do not understand the system. They may find it difficult to register with a general practitioner as a non-English speaker, or, if they do see a health worker, that worker may not be knowledgeable about the patient's background, which might include torture.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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A punishment to fit the crime?
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UK nursing organisations are calling for harsher penalties for people who impersonate nurses, after a UK court ordered a fine of 60 pounds sterling to be paid by a transsexual who had used her position to administer drugs to a patient. The nursing council claim employers should be held responsible for employing bogus nurses because of inadequate reference checks. The introduction of name lists, identity cards and association personal identification cards is expected to reduce the risk of bogus agency nurses.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
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Health targets go up in smoke
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The UK government set out targets on a number of issues in its Health of the Nation document in 1992. Since then some problems such as teenage smoking have worsened. Critics argue that the government has been reluctant to attack the business interests involved in the tobacco industry, and that the same is true for the food industry which sometimes encourages children to eat foods containing too much sugar. Poverty is also linked to some medical conditions, critics argue.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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