Pay and Recruitment

Union Says Budget Proposal Increase Won’t Ease Strain on VA Medical Personnel

WASHINGTON, DC—Even though the overall 2012 budget request for VA includes $50.9 billion for medical care— a net increase of $240 million over the 2012 advance appropriations request of $50.6 billion in the 2011 budget—union... View Article

Pay and Recruitment

Legislators Call for Hearings On VA Infection Control Lapses, Hepatitis Cases

DAYTON, OH—In the latest VA infection control lapse to come under public scrutiny, Ohio-based legislators are pushing for both U.S. House and Senate investigations into practices at a Dayton VAMC dental clinic that may have... View Article

Pay and Recruitment

Report Calls for Increased Role of Nurses in Healthcare

WASHINGTON, DC—Nurses should be playing a stronger role in the nation’s healthcare systems, and should be among the leaders in the redesigning of care in the United States, according to an IoM report released last... View Article

Pay and Recruitment

As Role of Pharmacist Evolves, Expands, VA Challenged to Fill Positions

WASHINGTON, DC—What does a pharmacist working in a VA hospital look like? Twenty years ago, that person would likely have been male, have entered the VA system with a baccalaureate degree, and spent much of... View Article

Non-Clinical Topics

Union Says Budget Proposal Increase Won’t Ease Strain on VA Medical Personnel

Legislators Call for Hearings On VA Infection Control Lapses, Hepatitis Cases

Report Calls for Increased Role of Nurses in Healthcare

As Role of Pharmacist Evolves, Expands, VA Challenged to Fill Positions

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