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BHA pledges to support Oisin Murphy in jockey’s rehabilitation bid | Horse racing news
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How pandemic paranoia is dictating North Korea’s strategy – The Diplomat
Advertising North Korea has cut the few ties to the outside world it has maintained for the past two years due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. From late January 2020, North Korea sealed off its borders, banning tourists from entering and quarantining all foreigners residing in the North for a month. Additionally, since March 2020, …
Morrison’s ‘kitchen sink’ strategy targets Albanians, but will it actually work?
He even unearthed a claim (picked up by a rival newspaper) that the Leader of the Opposition had supported death taxes. Thirty years ago, notice. Finance Minister Simon Birmingham has released figures suggesting Labor may have spent an additional $81billion responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – remembering, of course, that the Parliamentary Budget Office estimated …
MAS Holdings Announces Company-Wide Sustainability Strategy
MAS Holdings, the Sri Lanka-based design-to-deliver solutions provider, has announced its company-wide sustainability strategy, the MAS Plan For Change. Knowing that it operates in an industry with a high negative impact, The Plan For Change defines three priority areas to improve its operations: product, lives and planet, with twelve objectives to be achieved by 2025. …
UM nursing students sent to hospitals due to pandemic shortage – NBC 6 South Florida
The University of Miami School of Nursing is sending nurses to hospitals in South Florida due to shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting next week, dozens of UM nursing students will begin clinical rotations at five hospitals in Miami-Dade and Broward, beginning with Palmetto General Hospital. If the hospitals are successful, the students will …
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Dubuque County nursing homes are feeling the impact of rising COVID-19 cases and staffing shortages
ASBURY, Iowa (KCRG) – Even though long-term care facilities were experiencing staffing shortages long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic has exacerbated those shortages. “You’re seeing more staff who are away because they’re sick or just because of the mitigating factors they stayed home for,” said Janet Warren, executive director of Luther Manor. “We find …
Triad colleges and universities seek to boost pipeline of nurses as staffing shortages continue during pandemic
(WGHP) – As hospital systems continue to be pressured by the COVID-19 pandemic, Triad’s nursing programs are helping to boost the pipeline of potential employees. NEXT → Where is COVID-19 spreading fastest? View North Carolina County Spread Map Projections show North Carolina could be short of about 12,500 registered nurses and 5,000 licensed practical nurses. …
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Allegiant Air purchases 50 new Boeing 737 MAX as part of strategy change
The first Boeing 737 MAX 7 is unveiled in Renton, Washington, United States on February 5, 2018. REUTERS / Jason Redmond Register now for FREE and unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SEATTLE, Jan.5 (Reuters) – Low-cost U.S. airline Allegiant Air on Wednesday confirmed plans to purchase 50 new Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX jets worth $ …
Napa Parks Commission considers sustainability strategy | Local news
The Napa Parks and Recreation Department is preparing to implement a financial sustainability strategy to focus funds in areas that serve as large a population as possible. A strategy visualization shared with the Napa Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Board last week lists a range of broad service categories on a scale, ranking how well …
RI nursing homes still face staffing shortages as mandate looms
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) – Nursing homes across Rhode Island are against the clock when it comes to getting their staffing levels where they need to be. As facilities across the state face labor shortages, a new law setting long-term care standards takes effect next month, which includes a staffing mandate. According to the latest …
Vaccination best weapon, strategy against COVID-19 – AHBN – The Sun Nigeria
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has said vaccination is the best weapon and strategy to fight the novel coronavirus disease, also known as “COVID-19â€. AHBN coordinator Dr Aminu Magashi, who made the suggestion at the second annual conference of the Association of Nigerian Health Journalists (ANHEJ) in Nasarawa State, urged …
Federal funds to help repay Pennsylvania nursing student loans
Board members of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) have approved a program to provide up to $7,500 in student loan forgiveness to Commonwealth nurses. The board on Thursday approved the Student Loan Relief Program for Nurses to provide $5 million in debt relief to nurses amid state and national staffing shortages that s …
G20 leaders agree on global COVID-19 vaccination strategy, says Retno Marsudi
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said the leaders of the G20 countries have agreed to implement the global immunization strategy defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). The leaders also expressed their point of view on the need to vaccinate 40% by the end of 2021 and 70% by mid-2022. This …
Newhouse, other lawmakers reject IRS banking oversight plan
Sunnyside Representative Dan Newhouse says he’s very concerned about the Biden administration’s Internal Revenue Service banking oversight plan. Newhouse joined Rep. Drew Ferguson, as well as all Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee, in introducing legislation banning IRS financial monitoring. This legislation would bar the IRS from implementing any form of the Biden …
MDC School of Nursing to Present Virtual Best Practices Forum
The BenjamÃn León School of Nursing at Miami Dade College (MDC) lecture series will feature a collaborative discussion on best practices for training novice nurses transitioning to the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday October 27. the event is open to the public free of charge. Over the past …
Iowa waives nursing aide training rules
The state of Iowa has agreed to temporarily waive training requirements for nurse aides who provide much of the practical care in nursing homes. The waivers were issued by the director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals two weeks ago in response to a request from industry lobbyists. They will be in effect …
The American Academy of Nursing recognizes four healthcare leaders as honorary members, including Felicia Marie Knaul, PhD, Ma of Miami
Honorary titles will be presented at the health policy conference in October September 1, 2021 (Washington, DC) – The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) will officially appoint four Distinguished Experts as Honorary Members at the Academy’s Health Policy Conference, to be held in a hybrid format from October 7-9, 2021. Notable in In their field, …
Florida nursing home workers face vaccination warrant – CBS Miami
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami / NSF) – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Florida, the White House announced on Wednesday that nursing homes that depend on Medicaid and Medicare funding must demand that members of their staff get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The announcement will have a ripple effect across Florida, which has nearly 700 nursing …
Trump-era limit on fines for nursing home safety lifted
As the Delta variant raises new concerns about the safety of nursing homes across the country, the Biden administration quietly rolled back a controversial Trump policy that had limited fines on facilities endangering or injuring residents. Deaths in nursing homes, which peaked at the end of last year, have fallen since the introduction of the …
COVID Deaths in Nursing Homes Lead to State Staffing Rules
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State returned many critically ill patients from hospitals to nursing homes, contributing to as many as 15,000 deaths. There were bodies crammed into refrigerated trucks. Members of the family, forbidden to be with their loved ones in their last moments of life, cried in front of …
Florida speeds up with Covid-19 protections for nursing homes – without any cases
In this file photo from Jan. 12, 2021, residents wait to be cleared after receiving Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at The Palace assisted living facility in Coral Gables, Fla. Lynne Sladky, dossier / AP TALLAHASSEE – This week, Florida’s Republican-led legislature moved forward with a plan to protect the state’s nursing home industry from a feared …
12-year-old girl leads fundraiser for coral rehabilitation in Camiguin – Manila Bulletin
New / World / 12-year-old girl leads fundraiser for coral rehabilitation in Camiguin 12-year-old girl leads fundraiser for coral rehabilitation in Camiguin CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – Undeterred by her young age, a 12-year-old girl has started to raise funds for the restoration of corals in the province of Camiguin. 12-year-old Sofia Pardo is …