They are pleased to inform you that the draft guideline for safe nurse staffing of adult wards in acute hospitals is available for consultation on our website. As your organisation is a registered as a stakeholder for this Safe Staffing Guideline you are able to comment on this draft scope using the comments pro forma. The link to the page to access these documents is here: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/safestaffing/SafeNurseStaffingAdultWardsAcuteHospitalsGuidelineConsultation.jsp.

If you are not the named NICE Safe Staffing contact at your organisation please could you provide them with the contact details for the appropriate person in your organisation/trust and they will amend our records.

Please note you are able to submit comments up to 5pm on the 10 June 2014.

The final scope for safe midwifery staffing for maternity settings is also available on our website, you can view this document here: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/safestaffing/maternitysettings/SafeMidwiferyStaffingForMaternitySettings.jsp.

If you have any questions in regard to the above please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer Heaton (Coordinator – Safe Staffing Guidelines)

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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