There should be enough nursing staff on duty in Accident and Emergency departments to have two registered nurses to one patient in cases of major trauma or cardiac arrest, according to guidance published today.
The guidance comes as accident and emergency departments in England saw 89.8% of patients within four hours in the week ending January 11, again failing to meet the 95% target.
The Government has welcomed draft guidelines to tackle the A&E crisis, calling them "a major step forward."
"The expert committee that produced this guidance has said these nursing ratios are typical of current practice in A&E, showing our plans for safe staffing are working, and correcting some of the problems we saw at Mid Staffs," a Department of Health spokesman said.
"This Nice guidance will give the NHS evidence to make sure it has the right number of staff, improving patient care."
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