Following a requirement from the NHS Chief Nursing Officer England and the Care Quality Commission, all hospitals are required to publish information about the number of nursing and midwifery staff working on each ward, together with the percentage of shifts meeting safe staffing guidelines.
This initiative is part of the NHS response to the Francis report which called for greater openness and transparency in the health service.
We take the care of our patients very seriously and already have a number of mechanisms in place to ensure that our wards are safely staffed, including displaying information for patients and visitors in all of our wards using the Read All About Us Boards. This shows the planned and actual staffing available at the start of every shift.
We have recently reviewed our staffing establishments. Each month, our staffing levels are discussed in public at our Trust board meetings and these papers are available on our website.
The monthly nurse staffing data board reports can be found and downloaded from our board reports.
Quality Accounts
Quality Accounts can be downloaded from our ‘Reports and accounts‘ page.
Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent health and adult social care regulator. They monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure the fundamental standards of quality and safety are met.
Learn about our CQC ratings.
