Comments on: What are debates for? http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/02/28/what-are-debates-for/ Life and Work in the House of Lords Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:38:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: baronessmurphy http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/02/28/what-are-debates-for/comment-page-1/#comment-19 baronessmurphy Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:31:55 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-19 I do so agree with this. Baroness Emerton and I worked together twenty years ago when she was a Chief Nurse in South East Thames Region of the NHS and I was a medical professor at Guys. She was such a brilliant role model for nurses and a tough advocate of really high standards in nursing. It has been such a pleasure to meet her again in the Lords and listen to her wealth of experience as a nurse, manager and senior professional regulator. I know she is still very active in the nursing world and understands the difficulties the NHS has in attracting and training the best. I do so agree with this. Baroness Emerton and I worked together twenty years ago when she was a Chief Nurse in South East Thames Region of the NHS and I was a medical professor at Guys. She was such a brilliant role model for nurses and a tough advocate of really high standards in nursing. It has been such a pleasure to meet her again in the Lords and listen to her wealth of experience as a nurse, manager and senior professional regulator. I know she is still very active in the nursing world and understands the difficulties the NHS has in attracting and training the best.

]]> By: baronessdsouza http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/02/28/what-are-debates-for/comment-page-1/#comment-18 baronessdsouza Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:00:05 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=116#comment-18 Yes, Lord Mancroft's was a compelling contribution. I would only add that what nurses or indeed anyone else get up to in their spare time is entirely their business. If, and only if, outside pursuits get in the way of professional duties does it become a matter of public interest and concern. Judging by the media coverage of this story - one would think that the whole nursing profession has been condemned but this is not the case.Lord Mancroft also gave undiluted praise to the nursing care he received in the second hospital to which he was transferred. This press explosion somewhat overshadowed other contributions to the debate, notably that of Baroness Emerton who, with her decades of nursing experience, revealed the shocking gaps in the training of nurses. She quoted the results of one survey showing that out of 250 newly qualified graduate nurses only TWO passed with 100%, indicating that only TWO were safe to administer drugs. Yes, Lord Mancroft’s was a compelling contribution. I would only add that what nurses or indeed anyone else get up to in their spare time is entirely their business. If, and only if, outside pursuits get in the way of professional duties does it become a matter of public interest and concern.

Judging by the media coverage of this story – one would think that the whole nursing profession has been condemned but this is not the case.Lord Mancroft also gave undiluted praise to the nursing care he received in the second hospital to which he was transferred.

This press explosion somewhat overshadowed other contributions to the debate, notably that of Baroness Emerton who, with her decades of nursing experience, revealed the shocking gaps in the training of nurses. She quoted the results of one survey showing that out of 250 newly qualified graduate nurses only TWO passed with 100%, indicating that only TWO were safe to administer drugs.

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