Public Board papers 31.03.22

Agenda Item 11/22c

Meeting of the Board of Directors Thursday 31 st March 2022

Six Monthly Compliance with NICE Safe Staffing Guidelines

Subject/Title

Janelle Yorke – Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality

Report of

Janelle Yorke – Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality Theresa Plaiter – Deputy Chief Nurse Sharan Ingram – Quality and Standards Matron and NMP Lead

Paper Prepared By

Presented by

Janelle Yorke – Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality

To review and approve the nurse staffing levels as assessed using the Safer Nursing Care Tool in line with recommendations within NICE Guidance. To endorse the findings and conclusion of this six-monthly nursing establishment review and approve the nurse staffing levels. NICE Safe staffing guideline [SG1]; NHS England November 2014: Safer Staffing, a guide to care contact time National Quality Board (July 2016): Supporting NHS providers to deliver the right staff, with the right skills, in the right place at the right time – safe sustainable and productive staffing NHS Improvement (June 2018) Care Hours per Patient Day (CHPPD) Guidance for Acute and Acute Specialist Trusts National Quality Board (Jan 2019): Safe sustainable and productive staffing, An improvement resource for the deployment of nursing associates in secondary care NHS Improvement (Oct 2018):Developing Workforce Safeguards. Supporting providers to deliver high quality care through safe and effective staffing

Summary/Purpose of Paper

Recommendation(s)

Background Papers

Link to: 

Implementation of NICE Guidance Our Strategy

Trust’s Strategy

Corporate Objectives

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You are reminded not to use acronyms or abbreviations wherever possible. However, if they appear in the attached paper, please list them in the adjacent box.

Safer Nursing Care Tool© - SNCT National Quality Board - NQB Whole Time Equivalent – WTE The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence - NICE

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