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Safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals

  • Safe staffing guideline
  • Reference number: SG1
  • Published:  15 July 2014
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  1. Implementation support
  2. Audit and service improvement
  3. Education
  4. Research recommendations
  5. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools and resources to help you put the guidance into practice.

Implementation support

  • Endorsed resource – TrendCare toolkit

  • Endorsed resource - Establishment Genie

  • Endorsed resource - Integrated Patient Acuity Monitoring System (iPAMS)

  • Endorsed resource - HealthRoster and SafeCare

  • Endorsed resource - The Safer Nursing Care Tool (SNCT)

  • FAQs (PDF 239 KB)

    Published:
    15 July 2014

Audit and service improvement

  • Baseline assessment tool (Excel 204 KB)

    Published:
    15 July 2014

Education

  • Illustration of process (PDF 362 KB)

    Published:
    15 July 2014

Research recommendations

  • Research recommendations information

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide

  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance

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