Ward staffing. Safety in numbers.
A model for reviewing ward staffing and quality of care in a district general hospital has led to extra nurses being appointed. The review found correlation between low staffing and a high number of clinical incidents. The results have led to changes in practice and action to tackle sickness absence.
Rapson
Caroline
C
Bedford Hospital.
Halliday
Julie
J
D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload