Daily News Roundup – 4 November 2014

Categories: In The Media.

Esther Rantzen presents Hampshire Hospitals’ hospice with PRIDE award

Hampshire Hospitals

Celebrity Esther Rantzen gave her congratulations to the team who work at the Countess of Brecknock Hospice in Andover last week, when they won the Pride of Andover Health Award.

Elizabeth Mackley reflects her gruelling 24-hour charity walkathon

This is Wiltshire

“Humour and a sense of the ridiculous are by far the most essential items you will ever need when embarking on a non-stop 24-hour walk in aid of Prospect Hospice.”

Former hospice manager stole £115,000 inheritance money due to her employers

The Argus

Andrea Garrick took £115,000 from the will of a 70-year-old for which she was the sole executor. The money was meant for St Michael’s Hospice, St Leonards, where Ms Garrick worked in a senior managment role from 1998 until 2013.

Do you care?

Macmillan blog

Blog by Jane Cummings, a Macmillan Trustee and Chief Nursing Officer, on the need to improve identification and support for people caring for family or friends with long-term conditions.

Language checks for nurses proposed

BBC News

Nurses, pharmacists, dentists and midwives coming to Britain from the EU could face language skills checks to make sure they are fluent in English under plans being put out to consultation.

NHS Wales sets out new standards

Nursing Times

The Welsh government has set out a list of principles that the NHS in Wales needs to prioritise in order to deliver the best quality of care.

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