Nursing under unsustainable pressures: staffing for safe and effective care in the UK

Royal College of Nursing - In March 2022, the RCN invited nursing and midwifery staff from across the UK to give their experiences of the last time they were at work. There were 20,325 responses to the survey. Eight in ten (83 per cent) said there weren ’t enough nursing staff to meet all patient needs safely and effectively on their last shift. Just a quarter (25 per cent) of shifts had the planned number of registered nurses. Less than one in five (18 per cent) said they had enough time to provide the level of care they’d like.ReportPress release
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - Category: UK Health Authors: Tags: Patient safety Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs