Protective instincts
Article Abstract:
The UKCC and other professional watchdogs for health service staff are being examined by David Blunkett, shadow health secretary. Such professional bodies are often secretive and little is known about their work. The registration of Feroza Leeming, a ward sister who had previously been struck off, highlights the UKCC's disregard for judicial findings. Leeming had been convicted with perverting justice with regard to the death of a 70-year-old. The UKCC consists of 20 members elected by the secretary of state and 40 elected members, 49 of whom have nursing qualifications.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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Health staff fail to help prostitutes
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A survey of 150 prostitutes by Manchester University, United Kingdom, found their health was affected by a reluctance of primary health care workers to treat women drug abusers. The survey also found that women tended not to tell their physicians if they worked as prostitutes, and this meant they did not have enough access to venereal infection treatment facilities. A third of the sample who used drugs were willing to have unprotected sex compared with some one in eight on non-drug users. Health staff should encourage cooperation with prostitutes, the report argues.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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Canadian club
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The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is holding a conference in Vancouver, Canada, May 9-14, 1993 despite the illegality of midwifery in Canada. The ICM advocates world-wide acceptance of midwifery practice to improve maternal health care. It supports national associations in gaining governmental recognition. The ICM recognises the need to encourage safe practice in developing countries. The conference will explore the midwife's role, breastfeeding and AIDS.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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