When training is a world apart

Article Abstract:

The UKCC's registration process for nurses from overseas who come to work in the UK has been called into question following the case of a Greek midwife working at St Thomas' Hospital in London, England, who felt unable to deliver a baby. The midwife, who was employed by a nursing agency, was registered with the UKCC. Approval of nurses and midwives from the EU with the necessary qualifying certificate and evidence of good character is more or less automatic. UKCC staff argue that the midwife was simply being honest in admitting her lack of post-registration experience in delivering babies.

Midwives, Licensing agreements, Licensing, certification and accreditation, Nurses, Foreign, Foreign nurses, Certification

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Nurse, there's a fly on my wall

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Mental health groups and nurses believe that the BBC was wrong to film a documentary at Homerton Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Hackney, London, England. They feel that the documentary, which looked at the work of consultant psychiatrist Martin Deahl, focused on potentially violent patients and presented inaccurate information about murders committed by former patients. Deahl denies that patients who were featured were not in a position to give informed consent, and feels that media coverage can play an important role in drawing attention to the challenges facing psychiatrists.

Hospitals, Portrayals, Hackney, England, Psychiatric hospital patients

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An education bullying: bullying does more than frighten children. It can cause frequent headaches, bed-wetting and even sever abdominal pain, school nurses have discovered

Article Abstract:

Bullying is often behind many children's health problems according to a survey undertaken by school nurses. The survey showed that children who were bullied were likely to have trouble sleeping, to suffer from regular headaches, have stomach upsets and to wet the bed. Recurrent abdominal pain is one of the main reasons that a child is referred to a paediatrician, and school nurses should consider psychosomatic illnesses when a child shows such symptoms.

Health aspects, Children, Child health, Bullying

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