Crucially, the report identified the problem of inadequate staffing levels, which often lies at the heart of care problems in the NHS. However, only recommendation 163 of the 290 recommendations mentions any action on that. Will the Prime Minister ensure that the Government bring forward stronger guidance to benchmark registered nurse to patient ratios on hospital wards to address that fundamental basic problem?
Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (Inquiry)
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew George
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 February 2013.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (Inquiry).
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