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Editor,—The annotation by Professor Graham on violence in children fails to address the wide body of literature that has looked at the biological basis for violence and crime, and seems to concentrate almost exclusively on the psychosocial basis.1 While a psychosocial component of violence cannot be refuted, there is increasing evidence from many authors, including Farrington2 and Moffit in the Dunedin Study3that there is a strong biological component in many situations and especially that the early onset …
Since the publication, in April 1993, of A vision for the future, clinical supervision has become a major topic of debate within the nursing, midwifery and health visiting professions. Here the Health visitors' association provides an overview of the present discussions, offering a range of definitions of the term, together with information on the general principles of supervision and the requirements for its effective implementation. The final section lists a range of questions useful for members to raise and discuss when the introduction of clinical supervision is being planned.
P 2 B W 1 2 4 0 1 1 0 W 0 1 7 0 0 1 IN INVESTORS’ EYES, OREGON-BASED MENTOR GRAPHics has some big strikes against it. Mentor (ticker: MENT) makes highly sophisticated software used to design and test chips that go in just about every kind of electronic gadget and appliance. Not only did it lose money in three of last year’s four quarters, but it now faces weakness in the global semiconductor industry, its main customer. Mentor is also carrying a large load of debt, which could hurt it if the recession drags on. Finally, of all the places to focus immediate expansion, Mentor’s latest venture is software aimed at the ailing auto industry. Little wonder the stock has plunged, from a 12-month high of 16 to just under 7 recently. The shares, however, could rebound sharply. The company may prove to be surprisingly insulated from the chip slump, and its fortunes should improve faster than its rivals’ when the economy finally starts to recover. At the end of May, Mentor is due to report on its first quarter, ended in April. If the company at that time releases upbeat guidance for the rest of this year—a distinct possibility—it may begin to inspire some real confidence among investors. Over the full 12 months of this current fiscal year, Mentor’s earnings are likely to rise to 36 to 40 cents a share, potentially doubling the 20 cents seen last year. Among other things, that reflects the fact that an unusually large number of the company’s three-year contracts are up for renewal this year. Because the software is critical to the chip-designing process, many customers will not only renew but increase the size of their contracts; analysts think those rises will average about 10%. Further growth should come in 2010 and 2011, with an improved economy helping earnings rise to more than 60 cents. Result: The stock could climb 30% over the next 12 months, to about 10.
Workers at the Pennywell neighbourhood centre in Sunderland realised that all the services they offered local families were targeted at women and children. Denise Barna describes a project to set up a group for young fathers, to build their confidence in their parenting role.
Professional accountability is central to all nursing and health visiting practice. Roger Kline explains how this operates in the context of skill mix and challenging excessive workloads.
Nurses and health visitors are professionally accountable for their standards of practice, but they can also be called to account for their actions or omissions before a civil or criminal court. Andrew Andrews explains how the legal process operates when nurses and health visitors are accused of professional malpractice.
Contracts are about much more than the simple purchasing of services. In an NHS context, they are also about working in partnership with patients, and about good employment practices, writes Judy Hargadon. Here she outlines how contracts can be used to improve health care services, and the health of those involved in both receiving and providing that care.
