Almost nine out of ten directors of nursing believe the design and functioning of hospital buildings has a significant impact on the performance of nursing staff. As a result of the research the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is calling on the government to consider the importance of hospital design as a way improve staff performance and morale in the NHS.

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The Chief Executive of Wolverhampton City Council, Derrick Anderson, has been named as the Home Office Diversity Champion for race, gender and disability issues in a move, which it is claimed will boost plans to drive diversity forward in the Civil Service.

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By Jabeer Butt and Alex O’Neil The numbers of older people from black and minority ethnic communities have risen sharply over the past decade, but the response of public services to their needs has generally been poor. The authors sought their views and found that the challenge is to move beyond the traditional research agenda and to develop practical ideas for responding to their needs. What is needed is a change of mindset as much as developing specific services.