title: Approaches to organising nursing shift patterns.
abstract: Continuing our series of reports based on work submitted to the King's Fund database, this month we look at units which have developed new approaches to the problem of rostering. The approaches described in this report emphasise the need for flexibility in the rostering system to meet patient needs and maintain staff morale.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010562:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Information Systems