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The article focuses on a meeting held by Great Britain General Optical Council (GOC) to discuss the proposed reforms to the government's White Paper. Council members discussed ways to drive forward the recommendations outlined in the White Paper on healthcare regulations. They also debated whether to increase the registration fee from 2009 to compensate the additional cost of meeting the White Paper recommendations.

Reports nursing home owners' criticism on the British government's green paper on adult social care. Opinion that the government is "wooly" and "one-sided" in its vision for the future of care homes; Provisions of the draft document.

Reports on the launch of a research position paper by the Royal College of Nursing in London, England on the promotion of excellence in care through research and development. Improvement of medical care and nursing practice; Encouragement of nurses to carry out research.

The article reports on the release of the white paper "Our Health, Our Care, Our Say: A New Direction for Community Services," by health secretary Patricia Hewitt in Great Britain. Nurses will be at the center of the reform of medical care in the country. They are expected to perform new tasks including the promotion of health services in the community, encourage patients to be self-dependent and work longer hours.

The article focuses on a paper about the benefit of mindfulness in helping nurses provide compassionate care.

The article presents latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals in Great Britain. The paper "Lack of Improvement in Patients With Acute Stroke After Treatment With Thrombolytic Therapy" by G. Saposnik et al was published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association." The paper "Colonoscopy Screening for Colorectal Cancer: The Outcomes of two Recruitment Methods" by M. Corbett et al was published in the journal "Medical Journal of Australia." The paper "Work, Leisure Time Physical Activity and Risk of Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension" by A. Saftlas et al was published in the journal "American Journal of Epidemiology."

Comments on the British government's policy paper on giving patients more choice, entitled "Building on the Best". Aims of the paper; Criticism of the British National Health Service; Purpose of extending patient choice.

The article presents news items on medicine in Great Britain. The National Clinical Audit Advisory Group is examining whether the quality of local clinical audits could be linked to premiums paid by trusts to the National Health Service (NHS) Litigation Authority. British nurse practitioners have been allowed in 2010 to contribute to the Information Prescription Service database. The Primary Care Trust Network of the NHS Confederation has published a discussion paper on physician commissioning.

The author reports that the British trade union Unison has legally challenged health care reform proposals contained in the coalition government's white paper arguing that no changes should be implemented until the public has had time to consider the proposals.

The article presents procedures in writing practice profile for nurses in Great Britain. First step includes writing between 750 and 1,000 words and putting the author's name and the title of the article at the top of the entry. Participants are required to complete all the fields of the form and attach the practice profile using a paper clip. Successful completion of the profile will enable nurses to win certificates of learning.

White paper demands increase in school nurse numbers and scope of responsibilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Expresses an opinion about the exclusion of optometry profession in the circulation of the discussion paper "Standards for Better Health, Health Care Standards for Services Under the NHS" by the Department of Health in England. Consequence of the exclusion; Information on the core and developmental standards of Great Britain National Health Service (NHS); Cause of the public misconception on NHS.

Explores the impact of poor information technology systems on the success of the single assessment, a scheme designed to cut procedures that result in multiple care workers all asking patients the same questions in Great Britain. Incompatibility of software to the computer networks of hospitals; Nurses' use of paper copies of the assessment.