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Halting review heralded negative policy shift.

Stephanie Jones-Berry

    Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
    |April 13, 2017
    PubMed
    Summary

    A 2015 decision halted a national review of safe staffing, which a senior nurse researcher warns has had significant and continuing policy impacts on healthcare.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Policy
    • Nursing Research
    • Healthcare Management

    Background:

    • The 2015 decision to discontinue a national evidence review on safe staffing levels in healthcare settings.
    • Concerns regarding the long-term consequences of this decision on healthcare policy and practice.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the critical implications of shelving the safe staffing evidence review.
    • To emphasize the ongoing impact of this policy decision on the healthcare sector.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of the 2015 policy decision regarding the national safe staffing evidence review.
    • Expert commentary from a senior nurse researcher on the implications.

    Main Results:

    • The shelving of the review was a shocking decision with lasting policy ramifications.
    • The decision continues to affect healthcare policy and potentially patient care.

    Conclusions:

    • The discontinuation of the safe staffing review in 2015 has had significant and ongoing negative policy implications.
    • Urgent reconsideration of evidence-based staffing policies is warranted to ensure quality healthcare.

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