Critical Care
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| Initial release | October 6, 1997 |
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| Directors | Sidney Lumet |
| Box office | 271,000 USD |
| Budget | 12 million USD |
| Composers | Michael Convertino |
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| ID | 2282081 |
About Critical Care
Medical resident Dr. Werner Ernst (James Spader) aspires to help sick people, but is constantly warned by his mentor, Dr. Butz (Albert Brooks), to treat only patients with good insurance coverage. Soon, Ernst must deal with two sisters, Felicia (Kyra Sedgwick) and Connie (Margo Martindale), who are arguing over the proper treatment for their ill father. Although he tries to remain uninvolved, Ernst finds himself attracted to Felicia, though he suspects both women are really after money. …
Most NHS maternity units not safe enough, says regulator
... The BBC s analysis also revealed the proportion of maternity units with the poorest safety ranking of " inadequate" - meaning that there is a high risk of avoidable harm to mother or baby - has more than doubled from 7% to 15% The CQC, which also inspects core services such as emergency care and Critical Care, said the situation was " unacceptable" and " disappointing"...
Jammu: At least 36 die after bus falls into India gorge
... Six of them are in Critical Care, he said, adding that a helicopter service was being arranged to airlift others...
Children's health warning system rolled out by NHS
... The rollout follows the patient safety commissioner, Dr Henrietta Hughes, is delivered across England s hospitals, giving patients and families the right to an urgent second opinion and rapid review from a Critical Care team if they are worried about a patient s condition...
Judge to decide on ending critically ill baby girl's life support
... " The trust seek a declaration that in the event Indi again deteriorates to a point where medical care and treatment is required to sustain her life, that it is not in Indi s best interests to receive any Critical Care or painful interventions, and it is lawful for her treating clinicians to withhold the same...
NHS ombudsman calls for Martha's rule to give power to patients
... Here people who are worried a patient is deteriorating, but that the healthcare team is not recognising their concerns, can ring a Critical Care hotline for immediate help...
Martha's rule: Call for right to second opinion after tragic teen death
... She wants hospitals around the country to bring in " Martha s rule" which would give parents, carers and patients the right to call for an urgent second opinion from a Critical Care team at the same hospital if they have concerns about their current care...
Pregnant crash victim's family says killer's sentence 'insulting'
... Mr Buckley said the family was able to spend time with her in Critical Care for two days until she died...
Hot weather adds to NHS pressure as doctors strike
... " Emergency, urgent and Critical Care will be prioritised this week but some patients will unfortunately have had their appointments postponed - if you haven t been contacted to reschedule, please do continue to attend your planned appointment...
Oliver Dowden firm on pay as nurses warn of more strikes
By Suzanne LeighBBC News
The government has reiterated it is " resolute" on pay after nursing unions threatened to escalate strike action if ministers do not engage in talks within 48 Hours of Tuesday's walkout.
Members of The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are due to stage a second strike across the UK on 20 December.
Cabinet minister Oliver Dowden insisted ministers were " reasonable" but had a duty to keep finances Under Control .
The government Said an independent pay review body decided pay for Nurses .
The RCN is calling for a pay rise of 19%, but Union Leader Pat Cullen Said This Was a " starting point" and any new offer would be put to members.
The NHS Pay Review Body recommended a £1,400 raise, with slightly more for experienced Nurses - an increase of about 4% on average, although the government says it represents at 9% rise for those on a starting salary.
Urging the unions to call off The Strike , Mr Dowden told The Bbc 's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg : " We will be resolute to this, because it would be irresponsible to allow public sector pay and inflation to Get Out of control and we owe a wider duty to The Public to make sure we keep our public finances Under Control . "
Challenged about its reluctance to engage on pay, The Cabinet minister in charge of contingency planning for strikes, Said the government was " always willing talk".
" We're trying to be reasonable, we're trying to be proportionate and we're trying to be fair, " He Said .
The RCN's strike on Thursday was the largest in its history. Across England around 9,999 staff were absent, while nearly 16,000 appointments, procedures and surgeries were rescheduled.
It involved around a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England, all trusts in Northern Ireland and all but one health board in Wales.
Ms Cullen Said an escalation would involve a greater number of hospitals and scaling back support for non-emergency services.
During action So Far the RCN has Said it will still staff chemotherapy, emergency cancer services, dialysis, Critical Care units, neonatal and paediatric intensive care.
Some areas of Mental Health and learning disability and autism services are also exempt.
The Action by Nurses will be followed on 21 December by a strike by ambulance staff, who will also take industrial action on 28 December.
The co-ordinated walkout was called by the three main ambulance unions - Unison , GMB and Unite.
All three are taking action on 21 December. GMB union members will Go On strike again on 28 December.
Around 1,200 members of the military are being drafted in to cover for both ambulance staff.
However, unions warn military staff are not " sufficiently trained"
Sara Gorton, head of health at Unison , Said there was " unfortunately more risk" to patients during a strike, but Said : " Every single day patients are being put At Risk because of the staffing crisis".
Unison says there are 133,000 vacancies across the health service.
Industrial action has also been taken by rail workers, Royal Mail staff and other sectors in recent weeks over pay disputes as the cost of living rises.
The government has announced it will publish a new " resilience framework" on Monday, aimed at improving how the UK prepares for and responds to critical issues like strikes.
The framework will " bring together all levels of government, critical national infrastructure operators, the Private Sector , charities and The Public to bolster our national preparedness to these risks" the Cabinet Office Said .
Source of news: bbc.com
