Struggling to keep patients safe: what our survey found
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Struggling to keep patients safe: what our survey found

Stephanie Jones-Berry Freelance health journalist

Nurses’ responses to joint Nursing Standard-Sunday Mirror survey add weight to the case for safe staffing law, argues RCN

Thousands of nurses say there aren’t enough staff where they work to provide safe care. A nursing workforce survey by Nursing Standard and the Sunday Mirror has highlighted serious safety and patient care concerns in the profession.

Nursing Standard. 33, 5, 19-22. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.5.19.s12

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