Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHS
pamela gridley
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Comment on: Music may alleviate cancer patient's pain and anxiety
What is depressing and painful that music cant change is that money was probably given to this research project. This is really nothing new and I agree with the points made by the above contributors. Research money should go on something we can actually put into practice as new and breakthrough that will make a difference, not regurgitate what health care professionals have known for years and already use in everyday practice.
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Comment on: Diabetic patient unlawfully killed after lethal insulin injection from community nurse
I truly believe that in a lot of cases, training and mentoring is lacking. I have seen many student nurses try to avoid doing any practical work saying they are supernumery. The article does not say how newly qaulified Ms Evans was at the time, but by the mere mention that she WAS newly qualified, should there not have been an experienced staff nurse there to check what Ms Evans was administering unter the mentorship programme? I worked recently with a young nurse who had only worked as a district nurse for 2 years post grad, she came to work with us on a medical surgical unit and it was extremely evident she lacked basic nursing skills and especially pharmacology knowledge. Unfortunately this girl had to be "let go" and the same happened at the next hospital she worked, she now works nights in a nursing home. This shows in my mind, a lack in training somewhere along the line. The nursing educators are putting patients lives at risk and letting our student and newly qualified nurses down.
