Karen Hansed
Abstract
Ward staffing is the largest single component of acute trusts' budgets and should attract the attention of senior managers. Many trusts have inflexible arrangements which do not take account of patient dependency and skill mix. Trusts should consider employing more part-time staff and introducing more flexible working for ward clerks.
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Ward staffing is the largest single component of acute trusts' budgets and should attract the attention of senior managers. Many trusts have inflexible arrangements which do not take account of patient dependency and skill mix. Trusts should consider employing more part-time staff and introducing more flexible working for ward clerks.
Key concepts: Staffing, Skill mix, Dependency (UML), Operations management, Business, Nursing, Component (thermodynamics), Medicine