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Fresh call for minimum nurse-patient ratio

Nurse staffing levels on many English hospital wards are dangerously unsafe, a group of senior nurses have said in an unprecedented warning. Continue reading

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Bucks trust told to improve on staffing after CQC visit

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has been warned to improve its staffing levels and training for nurses following an unannounced inspection. Continue reading

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Bucks trust told to improve on staffing after CQC visit

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust has been warned to improve its staffing levels and training for nurses following an unannounced inspection. Continue reading

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RCN ‘let down’ by the government over staffing

The Francis report was a “missed opportunity” to address nurse staffing levels, the head of the Royal College of Nursing has told congress. Continue reading

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Former Mid Staffs chief nurse was ‘aggressive and intimidating’, hearing told

A former chief nurse at Stafford Hospital was a “bully” who intimidated staff and “wholly failed” in her management responsibilities in areas such as ensuring adequate staffing levels, a disciplinary hearing has been told. Continue reading

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Former Mid Staffs chief nurse was ‘aggressive and intimidating’, hearing told

A former chief nurse at Stafford Hospital was a “bully” who intimidated staff and “wholly failed” in her management responsibilities in areas such as ensuring adequate staffing levels, a disciplinary hearing has been told. Continue reading

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Minister claims nurse staffing ratios ‘not the answer’

Health minister Dan Poulter has appeared to rule out the introduction of nationally recognised minimum nurse staffing levels, despite them being recommended by the Francis report. Continue reading

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Nurses asked to petition government on staffing levels and HCA standards

Nurses are being called on to sign petitions calling for minimum nurse staffing levels and mandatory basic training and registration for all care staff. Continue reading

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Hunt quizzed on NHS staffing numbers

It is “totally unacceptable” for hospitals to have unsafe staffing levels, health secretary Jeremy Hunt insisted today as Labour declared it was the secretary of state’s job to ensure that every NHS hospital operates with safe staffing numbers. Continue reading

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CQC finds staffing now safe on Bristol children’s heart ward

The Care Quality Commission is satisfied University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has addressed concerns about staffing levels on a ward for children recovering from heart surgery, a report by the trust claims. Continue reading

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