Non-negotiable minimum staffing levels for response teams are now termed "aspirational" staff levels.
We need more well-trained, well-paid staff, and regulations setting at least minimum staffing levels.
He may also propose legal minimum staffing levels, as some campaigners have asked him to.
The Bush administration says it has no plans to set minimum staffing levels.
And there should be minimum staffing levels for every ward, he says.
"If we mandate minimum staffing levels, the nursing home industry will want more money," Senator Grassley said.
Increasing wages, setting minimum staffing levels and minting new nurses won't solve the shortage of health care workers.
AvMA, the RCN and other patient groups have been urging ministers to bring in "safe staffing" – mandatory minimum staffing levels.
Nicholson says it would be fair for agreements between providers and commissioners to include information about minimum staffing levels.
The Royal College of Nursing congress has voted for mandated minimums, and a Unison survey found 92% supported minimum staffing levels.
It will also pose a challenge to ministers, who until now have resisted calls for the NHS to introduce potentially costly mandated minimum staffing levels.
