Incendiary words

Article Abstract:

Black midwife Anita Ceesay still has a final warning outstanding despite her reinstatement following dismissal after an incident of racial abuse by a hospital visitor. Ceesay was alleged to have been involved in a verbal confrontation with the visitor, with her handling of the incident considered below-standard by the appeal panel. Training should be undertaken to help staff handle violent incidents, and policies developed on racial abuse. Awareness of racial abuse is increasing nationwide, with Ceesay's stand being given unprecedented support. The Anita Ceesay Support Group now offers help to all nurses who suffer abuse, with such racial abuse of staff commonplace.

Cases, Race relations

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Teething troubles

Article Abstract:

Rushed implementation has threatened the success of new nursing course Project 2000. Royal College of Nursing nurse education director, Tom Bolger maintains the difficulties of coordinating traditional nursing education with higher education will be gradually resolved. Union officer, Karen Jennings believes the problems are more basic and likely to cause the Project's failure. However, National Foundation for Educationsl Research (NFER) officer, Sandra Jowett has noted enthusiasm for the course despite the initial difficulties. The NFER report will be publshed in 1993.

Management, Education, Study and teaching, Professional education, Pilot projects

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Promising start: a new system of maternity practice, in which midwives work in pairs to ensure continuity of care, is proving popular and cost-effective

Article Abstract:

The One-to-One Midwifery Practice project was set up to provide women with a named midwife to help with planning and care during labour and birth of the baby. Each midwife has a partner who can take over if she is not available for the birth. Results of the project show that it provides a high rate of job satisfaction and commitment from midwives, improved perceptions of care by mothers and less intervention in births.

Practice

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