Accredit where it's due
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The Yorkshire Health Accreditation Scheme has established criteria for the achievement of Nursing Development Unit (NDU) status. The initiative aims to ensure the excellence of NDUs in Yorkshire, England. Units must meet 15 criterior for accreditation and be visited by two members of an accreditation team drawn from management, education, medicine or nursing. Accreditation is for two years. Specialist interest groups provide opportunity for discussion and practice development.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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The key to innovation
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Senior managers are wasting a resource by not involving sisters in policy-making. Surveys of sisters' attitudes reveal frustration from being excluded. Job satisfaction is affected by lack of support for innovations in nursing practice. Lack of involvement has led to low morale. Senior managers should recognise the contribution sisters can make. They should involve sisters in policy-making and staff issues. Sisters should also be aware of their managerial role.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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Polio's still lethal punch
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In early 1992 staff of Southampton General Hospital, England nursed a polyomyelitis patient. The patient contracted the disease through faecal contamination from a baby's nappy. Polio is rare in Britain due to a successful vaccination programme. However, non-immunised people are at risk from vaccine-related strains that are active in a recently vaccinated person. Public education is essential to maintain the success of the vaccination programme.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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