title: Eight patients per nurse is unsafe.
abstract: Nursing leaders from practice, education, research and professional organisations have formed the Safe and Sound--the Safe Staffing Alliance as part of Nursing Standard's Care campaign. This week they have issued a consensus statement on hospital staffing levels.
authors.affiliation: Merton Clinical Commissioning Group.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kay
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D007857:Leadership; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D061214:Patient Safety; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom