The nurse staffing crisis is eroding care standards across the NHS – from primary care to critical care – putting patients at risk and leaving nurses burnt out
Patients being cared for in corridors, or even on floors, one health visitor assigned to care for 1,000 families, and registered nurses being replaced with less skilled staff: these are just some of the red flags for patient safety that nurses are witnessing every day.
Nursing Standard. 39, 2, 8-11. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.2.8.s6
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