title: Developing a dependency and capacity staffing tool.
abstract: Policy drivers to move care out of hospital and into the community also emphasise the need to ensure resources are used effectively. However, there is a paucity of information and processes to support successful management of demand and capacity in community nursing services. With the current emphasis on achieving safe staffing, a solution had to be developed in Solihull that can assess the anticipated demand in terms of individual patient needs, to inform the required nursing capacity on a day-to-day basis. This article describes how involving staff helped create an effective dependency and capacity tool operated through the clinical recording system.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wort
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Afford
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barley
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wootton
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D006113:United Kingdom