title: Ward staffing. Finding your form.
abstract: Ward staffing is the largest single component of acute trusts' budgets and should attract the attention of senior managers. Many trusts have inflexible arrangements which do not take account of patient dependency and skill mix. Trusts should consider employing more part-time staff and introducing more flexible working for ward clerks.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hansed
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D006757:Hospital Units; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration; D008330:Management Audit; D010562:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Information Systems; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce