Figuring it out
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Figuring it out

Denise Gribben , Clinical [Illegible word]
Campbell Parfitt Chief MLSO
Sutinder Lai Consultant Physician and Unit Manager, Helen Coyne, Matron

How many nurses are needed to care for a particular group of patients? A team from Bury General Hospital carried out their own dependency study

The National Health Service, one of the largest institution in Europe, is a manpower orientated organisation, the largest part of which is the employment of nurses to provide the essential part of patient care.

Nursing Standard. 3, 17, 30-32. doi: 10.7748/ns.3.17.30.s72

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