The setting of nurse staffing levels must be evidence-based

Baroness Emerton; Elizabeth Robb; Katherine Murphy; Gail Adams; Peter Carter; Graham Scott; Dame Jessica Corner

doi:10.7748/ns.29.41.33.s37

The setting of nurse staffing levels must be evidence-based

Nurs Stand. 2015 Jun 10;29(41):33. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.41.33.s37.

Authors

Baroness Emerton¹, Elizabeth Robb¹, Katherine Murphy², Gail Adams³, Peter Carter⁴, Graham Scott⁵, Dame Jessica Corner

Affiliations

¹ Florence Nightingale Foundation.
² Patients Association.
³ Unison.
⁴ Royal College of Nursing.
⁵ Nursing Standard.

PMID: 26058649
DOI: 10.7748/ns.29.41.33.s37

Abstract

The suspension of NICE's vital work on safe nurse staffing levels is a damaging step back, not only for nursing but for all who use the NHS and care about its future.

MeSH terms

Humans
Nursing Staff / organization & administration*
State Medicine / organization & administration*
United Kingdom