title: Safety in more than just numbers.
abstract: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is developing a series of evidence-based guidelines on safe staffing with a focus on nursing and midwifery care. This article discusses how these recommendations could be put into practice to ensure that staffing across the NHS is safe enough to provide good quality care for patients.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leng
keywords: Safe staffing; evidence-based guidelines; patient safety