Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHS
Gaphar Ojetola
Dukhan, State of Qatar
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Comments (4)
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Comment on: Nursing courses face axe at London universities
Intellectual discussion at its best. Something remains good about the 'good old days', not myth, I suppose.
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Comment on: Trust admits guilt after nurse's drug error kills patient
My heart and sympathy goes to Late Mrs Crbrera and her family for this unfortunate incidence which is preventable in the first instance however, I strongly condemn the language used by the previous commentator who has chosen to remain anonymous. I have been in active practice for twenty six years which spread across Africa, Gulf Countries and Europe. NHS and its over-stretched health care workers towered well above any other healthcare system which remains incomparable globally. An isolated error, duly reported, investigated with guilt admitted is far more better than errors covered up without being reported. Lessons learnt from this incident will eventually strengthen the NHS services and continue to remain the best healthcare provider in the world to keep their detractors permanently silent.
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Comment on: Over 90% of nurses experience violence or verbal abuse
Valid comments from previous colleagues. My early orientation advised us to develop what is called "Pachyderm" an elephant like skin-that can accommodate all sort of abuses BUT from patients they taught us. Though not good for my health yet I can tolerate any form of abuse from patients being who they are-PATIENTS. Those abuses that do my head and cannt tolerate comes from other colleagues or doctors. Respect should be the basis of our professionalism and I think nurses deserve an uncompromise respect.
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Comment on: Increased nurse staffing levels improve clinical outcomes, research concludes
If for anything, Adam Willaims has captured my initial reaction to both the outcome of the research and the two first responders. No fault of either parties. As a nurse of twenty six years still in active service to humanty and having practiced on variety of nursing roles, I can not be too confident of immense excellent care nurses provide to their service users. Yes the skill versus risk assessment can not be over emphasised but the fact remains that given more practice nurses working in harmony with our valued GPs, the patients stands to more benefit. The time to change negative perception towards nursing as a noble profession is NOW.
