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7. Recommendations The Board of Directors is asked to support the findings and conclusion of this six-monthly nursing establishment review and approve the nurse staffing levels. 8. References NICE: Safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals – July 2014 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sg1 NHS England: Safer Staffing: A Guide to Care Contact Time – November 2014 https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/safer-staffing-guide-care- contact-time.pdf NHS Improvement; Safe staffing for adult inpatients - January 2018 https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/safe-staffing-improvement-resources-adult- inpatient-acute-care/ NHS Improvement; Safe staffing for adult inpatients - November 2016 (Updated February 2020) https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/reducing-expenditure-on-nhs-agency-staff-rules- and-price-caps/ NHS England: National Quality Board guidance on Safe Staffing https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-quality-board-guidance-on-safe- staffing/ NHS Improvement: Safe, sustainable and productive staffing improvement resource for the deployment of nursing associates in secondary care – January 2019 https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/safe-sustainable-and-productive-staffing- nursing-associates/

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