Safer Staffing Levels

We are committed to ensuring our patients receive safe, quality care. As part of this work, we provide assurance that wards are safely staffed. 

Data about levels of nursing, midwifery, and care staff across all inpatient wards is published every month, and can be accessed by clicking the links on the right hand side of this page.

Explaining our data

• Ward staffing targets are benchmarked against full ward capacity. Where wards are not at capacity, for example, in our maternity services where some beds may be empty during certain shifts, safer staffing can be achieved by ensuring staff levels are proportionate to the number of patients requiring care.
• Fill rates show the extent to which ward rotas are filled.
• Care hours per patient day (CHPPD) data shows staffing levels in relation to patient numbers.