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.
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 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)'s draft guidelines also stressed there should be a registered children's nurse on each shift, or at least one A&E nurse with education and training in children's nursing.
Nice was asked to develop recommendations after concerns were raised about safe staffing levels following incidents such as the scandal in Mid Staffordshire.
Its guidance states that hospital boards, senior management and commissioners should ensure all A&E departments are able to deliver the nursing care patients need from the time of attending the department, through assessment and delivery of care to discharge.
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