Will safe staffing review be a turning point at last?

ABSTRACT

The Minister of Health Andrew Little commissioned the review to * Review implementation of CCDM including programme components and success factors. * Compare outcomes in DHBs where CCDM is fully implemented with those at the early stages of CCDM implementation. * Examine the impact of CCDM on safe staffing, patient care and work environments in DHBs where it is fully implemented and * Make recommendations for the next steps of this national programme. DHB Midwifery and community nursing services were out of scope of the review however it is acknowledged in the report that these areas need to be included in a system-wide approach to safe staffing Sources of information * We connected with nurses (all scopes including registered and enrolled nurses, charge nurses, nurse managers and Directors of Nursing) in focus groups, interviews and through an online survey. * We requested Core Data Set data (care hours variance and shifts below target) and TrendCare data from all DHBs * We reviewed international literature on other approaches to Safe Staffing. Complete development work on the ED module The NAG has suggested that work on these recommendations begins immediately with those that have a significant impact on safe staffing, patient outcomes and the work environment be prioritised for implementation in the next twelve months.