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There were widespread reports on Saturday on the tribute to the NHS in the Olympic opening ceremony. The ceremony featured hundreds of nurses and staff and patients from Great Ormond Street Hospital. Janet Davies was quoted by Press Association as saying: “As well as celebrating the best of sport, the Games are a celebration of the best of Britain and this firmly includes NHS workers. We are delighted that nurses will play a prominent role in the Olympics, from appearing in the opening ceremony itself, to looking after the health needs of the millions visiting the Games.”
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There are 4,500 fewer nurses in the health service than two years ago, according to figures from the NHS Information Centre workforce statistics.The figures show that there were 4,661 fewer qualified nurses, midwives and health visitors in April 2012 than there were two years earlier, a total drop of 0.2%. Janet Davies, Executive Director, was quoted in The Daily Telegraph saying: “You can’t lose more than 4,500 nurses, midwives and health visitors without seriously damaging patient care”.
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The Daily Mail includes a feature article on the issue of dehydration in hospitals. The article highlights the case of Kane Gorny who died in hospital in May 2009. The piece mentions the Royal College of Nursing report, Water For Health, published five years ago, which warned that 'dehydration can cause rapid deterioration requiring complex, costly and invasive clinical interventions, with many patients suffering devastating long-term outcomes, resulting in loss of independence and dignity'. It also talks about the culture of hospital, where dehydration should be everyone’s business including senior staff.
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The Mail on Sunday and BBC News reports that three NHS workers have been arrested over allegations that they assaulted vulnerable and frail older patients at Whipps Cross University Hospital in East London. The alarm was first raised by student nurses working on Beech Ward, one of several geriatric wards at the hospital. The piece mentions that the Royal College of Nursing has said that hospitals are diluting skills mix to help meet savings targets.
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Former executives taking control of commissioning boards: The Times reports that family doctors are being outnumbered by managers and other officials in the Government's reorganisation of local health spending, despite ministers' pledges to put GPs at the heart of its NHS reforms. The report by the medical newspaper Pulse suggests that former executives of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities are taking control of the new commissioning bodies. Nurses also appear to have been marginalised claiming just 65 board places. Dr Peter Carter said: “Without the expertise of senior experienced nurse, clinical commissioning groups are missing out on a voice which will help them to connect with patients and to represent their interests”.
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