TECHNOLOGY
With the recent news that mental health nurses are “ under unprecedented strain ” due to staff shortages , it ’ s clear that a new approach towards managing permanent staff is needed . With the latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ( NIce ) suggesting that setting staff ratios on NHS wards is an insufficient measure to guarantee effective patient care , it ’ s clear a different approach is required .
Indeed , the NICE guidelines emphasize the need to align staffing levels to ensure patient safety and quality of care , as well as the need for safe and effective staffing , but the use of evidence-based systems to ensure clarity , transparency and reassurance to patients is also crucial . and make patient care a priority .
The report sparked a flow of other guidance reports which aimed to ensure the failings reported at Mid Staffordshire would not be repeated again . They include the Keogh review into the quality care and treatment provided by 14 hospital trusts in
‘ Trusts need a workforce management solution that incorporates acuitybased rostering to deliver the most accurate , efficient and effective ward staffing ’
New Guidelines for the NHS The NIce report follows a letter from Robert Francis QC , Inquiry Chairman , to the Secretary of State , outlining a report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry . The letter suggested the trust should focus on continuously improving means of measuring and understanding the performance of NHS professionals
England , the Berwick report on improving the safety of patients , and the National Quality Board ( NQB ) report on ensuring “ the right people , with the right skills , are in the right place at the right time .”
Addressing the Challenges With e-Rostering systems already implemented in 90 percent of NHS
16 January 2015