Our ward leaders need to be supernumerary
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Nursing Standard

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Our ward leaders need to be supernumerary

Nicola Davis-Job Acute care and leadership advisor, RCN Wales
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Leadership takes time, so ward managers should not be counted as part of the nurse staffing needed for safe care

Ward managers provide valuable clinical leadership in the delivery of quality care to patients. Their role should be supernumerary – not counted as part of the staffing needed for safe care – affording those in post the time to lead and manage.

Nursing Standard. 39, 1, 25-26. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.1.25.s13

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03 January 2024 / Vol 39 issue 1

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