Wales adopts safe staffing laws while the rest of the UK watches. (Nursing Standard, 2018, 32(30) p. 12-14)

The article reports on a law requiring provision of sufficient numbers of nurses in medical and surgical wards that will take effect in Wales. Topics discussed include the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act that places responsibility on health boards to calculate and provide sufficient numbers of nurses to care sensitively for patients and the need for careful review of whether other wards and services are drained of staff.

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