Women's business
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The re-launch of the UK government's women's unit could have a positive effect on conditions of service for nurses. The unit will consider a range of issues, including inequalities in pay. A working party investigating family-friendly working practices will consult particularly with the female-dominated professions of nursing and retailing. Some analysts applaud the government's increased focus on women. Others maintain that the small size of the budget given to the unit, and the fact that its leaders have other responsibilities, will lead to little real change.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1998
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The whistle stop: with a Bill to protect the rights of whistleblowers about to be debated in the House of Commons
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A G-grade nurse believes he lost his post as manager of a unit for older patients with mental illness, after he claimed that the plans for the unit included narrow corridors, tiny bedroms, and a dining room only able to accommodate eight people. The trust claims that the nurse was made redundant due to a drop in health authority funding which made the launch of the new service at the unit impossible. However an industrial tribunal found that the nurse was unfairly sacked, and the case will help to promote Labour MP Don Touhig's Public Interest Disclosure Bill.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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