Safe staffing data
One of the recommendations of the National Quality Board report published in November 2013, in response to the Francis report, was that all hospitals should publish information about the number of registered and non-registered nursing staff and midwives working on each ward, as well as the percentage of shifts meeting ‘safe staffing’ guidelines.
The definition of safe staffing varies from ward to ward, depending on the number of patients and the kind of nursing that those patients need. Intensive care, for example, has a higher staff to patient ratio than an orthopaedic ward. Determining ‘safe staffing’ requires Trusts to regularly review their number and skill mix of staff. We do this using tools that are available nationally, and study this analysis alongside local professional opinion, as well as the information we already have on the safety and quality of each service, and people’s reported experience.
We publish information about our staffing levels on this page every month. Full details will also be reported to public meetings of our Board of Directors and can be viewed in the board minutes.
All our wards now display staffing information that shows the planned and actual staff present on each shift every day. For more information about staffing levels in our hospitals, please speak to the Ward Manager or Sister/Charge Nurse in the ward you visit. We welcome feedback from patients and the public on their experience and encourage you to talk with our staff and to complete a Friends and Family Test survey at the end of your stay in hospital.
Staffing data reports
The staffing date reports are available below.
- Safe Staffing Report for December 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for November 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for October 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for September 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for August 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for July 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for June 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for May 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for April 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for March 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for February 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for January 2024
- Safe Staffing Report for December 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for November 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for October 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for September 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for August 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for July 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for June 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for May 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for April 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for March 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for February 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for January 2023
- Safe Staffing Report for December 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for November 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for October 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for September 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for August 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for July 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for June 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for May 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for April 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for March 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for February 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for January 2022
- Safe Staffing Report for December 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for November 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for October 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for September 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for August 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for July 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for June 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for May 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for April 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for March 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for February 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for January 2021
- Safe Staffing Report for December 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for November 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for October 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for September 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for August 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for July 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for June 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for March 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for February 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for January 2020
- Safe Staffing Report for December 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for November 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for October 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for September 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for August 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for July 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for June 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for May 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for April 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for March 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for February 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for January 2019
- Safe Staffing Report for December 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for November 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for October 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for September 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for August 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for July 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for June 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for May 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for April 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for March 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for February 2018
- Safe Staffing Report for January 2018