157 Profession
must work together to deliver White Paper goals Support
from the whole profession is needed to turn the proposals in the
latest pharmacy White Paper into reality, according to Richard Cattell,
president of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists
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157 NHS workers are not feeling valued The
majority of NHS workers do not believe their work is valued, according to the
results of the NHS staff survey 2007, conducted by the Healthcare Commission.
The survey received responses from over 155,000 employees
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RESEARCH UPDATE
158 Health staff transfer MRSA to patients Healthcare
workers carrying meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can cause MRSA outbreaks,
a study suggests
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158 IV guidelines for cystic fibrosis
are inadequate Further research is needed to determine
the optimum duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy to treat acute respiratory
exacerbations (ACEs) in people with cystic fibrosis, a Cochrane review has concluded
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157 NEWS
IN BRIEF
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Government proposals
for a new pay deal for NHS staff have been rejected by Unite, the parent union of the Guild of Healthcare
Pharmacists. The proposals for a cumulative increase of nearly 8 per
cent over three years (The Pharmaceutical Journal 2008;280:424) do not
protect members in the event of increases in inflation, and more discussions
are required, the union says.
Every acute hospital trust in England will be inspected by the Healthcare
Commission over the next 12 months to ensure they are meeting statutory
requirements for infection control. Last year (2007), 120 trusts were
assessed, of which three were issued with improvement notices for breaches
of
the Hygiene Code. The code came into force as part of the Health Act
2006.
Hospitals should employ a minimum of two cleaners for every 30 patients,
between 8am and 9pm, according to the public services union Unison. |
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