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"NICE has done excellent work on safe staffing, which was rigorous, well-researched and respected.
"It's been six months since a public inquiry told the Government to get clarity on safe staffing levels," he said.
Progress on safe staffing levels has been glacial and that means poorer care and patients still at risk.
"But back in 2010 we did not know what the Francis Report would say and the huge focus on safe staffing.
But his insistence on "safe staffing levels" for nursing has propelled hospitals down the route of employing agency staff they cannot afford to fill newly-created posts.
Staffing is, of course, central to controlling both safety and budgets, but advice on safe staffing levels will reside with NHS England.
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Research on safe-staffing has transferred to the new arms-length NHS regulatory body, NHS Improvement, and will be completed later this year, a DH spokesperson said.
Moreover, this study supports the view echoed in the recent NICE guideline relating to safe staffing which stresses that there is no single optimal nurse-to-patient ratio that can be applied across the board; however, each ward has to determine safe levels of staffing depending on their individual daily circumstances to ensure safe patient care.
It provided clarity on what safe staffing looks like and importantly it put patient safety first.
This leaves units unable to recruit the staff they need to meet the government and NHS's own standards on minimum safe staffing levels," said Bliss.
"We should have clear national guidance on what safe staffing levels are.
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