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Round-up of news from the professional journals
Nurses carry costs
Nurses are paying for research projects out of their own pockets because of underfunding, according to RCN general secretary Christine Hancock. Referring to research conducted at the Centre for Policy in Nursing Research, Hancock said 67 per cent of nurse research is unfunded and "subsidised" by themselves.
Nursing Standard
26 January, 2000
Staff issue impacts on care levels
Staff shortages, fluctuating morale and concerns over patient care still dog the nursing profession, an ICM/Nursing Times poll concludes. More than half of the 77 per cent of nurses who said there were staff shortages admitted that this put patients at risk.
Nursing Times
27 January, 2000
Housing crisis
Spiralling housing costs are hitting cities across the UK and becoming a key factor in nurse recruitment problems, according to the National Housing Federation. A federation spokesperson said that some parts of the country could become no-go areas for "key workers in vital jobs such as nursing".
There are 300 nursing vacancies in Oxford, for example, where house prices have almost reached London rates.
Nursing Times
27 January, 2000
