Whistle-blowers' aid queried

Article Abstract:

Health Sec Virginia Bottomley's proposals for the establishment of proper channels through which nursing staff can express complaints freely have received a mixed reception. Stockport health authority has welcomed the proposals but nursing unions have questioned their effectiveness in protecting staff who voice concerns about standards of care. While the guidelines will make provision for staff employed under contracts that include confidentiality clauses, the RCN is calling for the abolition of so-called gagging clauses.

Standards, United Kingdom, Labor relations, Nursing, Complaints (Administrative procedure)

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Healthy workplaces

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The Nursing Times magazine 'Workwell' campaign is aimed at improving the working environment for nurses and at encouraging nurses to take more care of their own health. Some hospitals are already giving a higher priority to health promotion among their staff, and in some cases people who actually work in the wards are assessing the potential health risks to staff. Often only small changes are required to make great improvements to the working environment and to cut down on potential damage to staff health.

Health aspects

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Joke over: racial discrimination is not solely a problem for black and Asian people

Article Abstract:

A survey by Unison and the NHS Support Federation found that there was more concern about job security by Irish nurses and they were more likely to fear job retaliation. Irish people have often been described as invisible immigrants and there is evidence that the Irish get a poor deal from the health service as patients. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) recommends wider ethnic monitoring, but the advice has not been accepted by the NHS nationally.

Race relations, Irish (European people), Irish

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