Outsourced cleaners at Luton and Dunstable Hospital claim NHS pay victory
Hospital cleaners at Luton and Dunstable have won a campaign to be paid NHS rates. The deal will come into effect when private contractor Engie’s contract ends in November. From then on, the workers will enjoy full NHS pay of at least £9.21 an hour, as well as any nationally agreed future rises. Staff have also won improved annual leave and sick pay entitlements. The trust is currently picking the next private firm to run its cleaning, catering and housekeeping contract, but all workers will be guaranteed NHS pay rates. UNISON regional organiser Shane Hall said: “This is brilliant news for some of the lowest-paid...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 4, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News hospital hospital workers nhs pay outsourcing sick pay Source Type: news

Here ’s What the Science Actually Says About Kids and COVID-19
Benjamin Knorr, a 40-year-old single father in Janesville, Wisc., says there’s about a 50-50 chance he’ll send his two teenage sons back to school this fall. His 13-year-old, Aiden, would especially like to get back to his friends, sports, and regular life. But Knorr, an independent contractor, has asthma, and fears that his health and finances would be imperiled if one of his boys brought COVID-19 home from school. “If the numbers go up in Dane County and Rock County, where I work and live, it’s over. We’re just doing the online school,” Knorr says. “We already got through two mon...
Source: TIME: Health - July 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 UnitedWeRise20Disaster Source Type: news

Health and safety management systems within construction contractor organizations: case study of South Africa - Okonkwo PN, Wium J.
The study reported in this paper investigated health and safety management systems (HSMS) found within medium to large construction contractor organizations in South Africa. The aim of the study was to identify the nuances associated with the dominant heal...
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Safety at the front line: social negotiation of work and safety at the principal contractor-subcontractor interface - Lingard H, Oswald D.
This research investigated the influence of the social context on work practices and safety at the principal contractor-subcontractor interface. Previous research has acknowledged that social interactions among supervisors and workers shape safety implemen...
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Racial/ethnic differences in alcohol and drug misuse among IPV-victimized women: exploring the role of difficulties regulating positive emotions - Weiss NH, Schick MR, Contractor AA, Reyes ME, Suazo NC, Sullivan TP.
Alcohol and drug misuse is prevalent and problematic among women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV). Emotional dysfunction has been identified as a key mechanism in the etiology, maintenance, and treatment of alcohol and drug misuse. However, e...
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

U.S. Eyes Building Nuclear Power Plants on the Moon, Mars
(BOISE, Idaho) — The U.S. wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that. The U.S. Department of Energy put out the formal request to build what it calls a fission surface power system that could allow humans to live for long periods in harsh space environments. The Idaho National Laboratory, a nuclear research facility in eastern Idaho, the Energy Department and NASA will evaluate the ideas for developing the reactor. Read more: America Really Does Have a Space Force. We Went Inside to See What It Does The ...
Source: TIME: Science - July 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: KEITH RIDLER / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk Space wire Source Type: news

St. Louis-based contractor tapped to manage building CDC's new high containment laboratory
St. Louis-based construction giant McCarthy is the winner of a $233 million contract to manage construction of the CDC's new high containment continuity laboratory in Atlanta. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention selected McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. as construction manager for the 160,000-square-foot facility on its Roybal Campus, which is part of its 2025 master plan for that campus, according to Building Design + Construction. The multistory research build ing will be the most advance…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 1, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jessica Saunders Source Type: news

CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Discussions and Reopening's with DME Suppliers and Part A Providers; and 2) Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program —Contracting Forms. Comments are due by August 31, 2020.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - July 1, 2020 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

The US Paid Millions for Test Tubes -- and Got Unusable Soda Bottles The US Paid Millions for Test Tubes -- and Got Unusable Soda Bottles
The plastic tubes supplied for coronavirus testing by Fillakit, a first-time federal contractor with a sketchy owner, don ' t even fit the racks used to analyze samples. And they may be contaminated anyway.ProPublica
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 19, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

PTSD's risky behavior criterion: associated risky and unhealthy behaviors and psychiatric correlates in a nationally representative sample - Sommer JL, El-Gabalawy R, Contractor AA, Weiss NH, Mota N.
Criterion E2 ("reckless or self-destructive behavior") was added to the DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) criteria to reflect the established association between PTSD and risky and unhealthy behaviors (RUBs); however, previous research has questio...
Source: SafetyLit - June 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Positive internal experiences in PTSD interventions: a critical review - Contractor AA, Weiss NH, Forkus SR, Keegan F.
This study critically reviewed empirically validated PTSD interventions to determine (1) whether positive memories, co...
Source: SafetyLit - June 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Orlando Health to move ahead with 79-acre mixed-use development
The health system says it has not yet chosen a general contractor for the project.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 25, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ashley Gurbal Kritzer Source Type: news

Orlando Health is moving forward with 79-acre mixed-use development in Lakeland
The health system says it has not yet chosen a general contractor for the project.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 25, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ashley Gurbal Kritzer Source Type: news

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