#NurChat nurses say understaffing is a chronic problem

Over 90% of #NurChat nurses say they have experienced staffing shortages in their workplace in spite of evidence that nurses are crucial to patient outcomes.It’s almost three years to the day since Robert Francis QC reported ‘inadequate staffing levels’ and ‘a dangerous situation’ at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. In his 290 recommendations, safe staffing guidelines, putting patients first and accountability were three of the key themes. Recent reports show agency and bank nurse staffing requests increased considerably following publication of the findings, indicating that many