Hospital-Institutional

Nearly one third of hospital workers in British Columbia are not washing their hands regularly, despite strong evidence that it is one of the primary ways to prevent the spread of infection in hospitals.

Lilian Peck is a former resident of the home who died from an infection caused by untreated bedsores.

MONTREAL _ Many nurses and physiotherapists treating lymphedema patients in Canada have no formal lymphedema training, says the Lymphedema Association of Quebec.

Certified registered nurse anesthetists may administer anesthesia to patients without physician supervision, a Colorado appeals court has ruled.

Nursing staff at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust have been required to clean and tidy in acute and general admission wards, despite fears it will divert from patient care.