15 July 2014

NICE guideline around safe staffing levels in hospital wards

Safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals
NICE July 2014
  • “There is no single nursing staff-to-patient ratio that can be applied across the whole range of wards to safely meet patients' nursing needs."
  • This guideline makes recommendations about the factors that should be systematically assessed at ward level to determine the nursing staff establishment and for monitoring and taking action accordingly.