NHS trust chief’s comments on safe staffing ‘seriously worrying’ (Nursing Standard July 2016 30(47) pps. 11-11)

The RCN has accused the head of NHS Improvement of putting finances before patient care amid ‘worrying’ comments on safe staffing levels.

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Prime minister urged to re-examine safe staffing (Nursing Standard July 2016 30(47) pps. 7-8)

Nursing leaders have pressed new prime minister Theresa May to re-examine key issues affecting the profession as a matter of urgency.

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Staffing matters; funding counts – workforce profile and trends in the English NHS

This report examines the salient features of the health care workforce in England and reviews associated health labour market trends and dynamics. It also explores some specific
health care workforce ‘pressure points’ for the NHS in England, where workforce profile and effectiveness is at risk and which require attention from policymakers.

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Nursing cuts will damage care, says head of RCN (Nursing Standard 2016 30(43) pps. 9-9)

RCN general secretary Janet Davies has warned politicians and health service managers not to cut the nursing workforce to meet the NHS funding gap.

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Safe staffing levels in Scotland’s NHS are to be enshrined in law, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce

Sturgeon will set out plans for new legislation to reinforce patient safety when she addresses the Royal College of Nursing congress in Glasgow tomorrow.
Her announcement follows widespread concerns about staffing levels in the NHS.

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Ombudsman asks why problems persist with hospital discharges (Nursing Management June 2016 23(3) pp. 6-6)

Patients should not be discharged from hospital if they are unfit to leave, insists the health service ombudsman. In a damning report published last month, the parliamentary and health service ombudsman described a 36% increase in discharge-related incidents that had led to an investigation. Death or suffering could have been prevented if hospitals had carried out the right checks, the ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor said.

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Compassion in Practice model lacked junior nurse buy-in (Nursing Management June 2016 23(3) pps. 10-11)

AS NHS England unveiled the details of Leading Change, Adding Value, the new nursing framework for England, an evaluation of its predecessor Compassion in Practice (CiP) revealed some interesting learning points for implementation and success of the new strategy.

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‘Get a grip’, MPs tell the organisations managing NHS workforce issues (Nursing Management June 2016 23(3) pp. 6)

Organisations in charge of NHS clinical staffing in England have been told to ‘get a better grip’ on the supply of nurses as they attempt to create a ‘seven-day service’.

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