More than eight patients per nurse 'risks harm' to patients, warns NICE

[andy222]

It woulkd be NICE if there were 1 nurse to 8 patients but I cant see that happening.

[cheekee]

There isn't enough nurses now to cover the shortfall if it did happen now.

[Dedworth]

There isn't enough nurses now to cover the shortfall if it did happen now.

It was International Nurses Day yesterday, my wife only found out about this when she got to work at 8.30pm, the hospital gave them cakes and a tea light in a holder. Nice touch I suppose - did you get anything ?

[Arthur Little]

It woulkd be NICE if there were 1 nurse to 8 patients but I cant see that happening.

Better still if it were the other way round ... eight [female] nurses to one [male] patient! Alas, that certainly won't happen, more's the pity. Bound to be viewed as doing greater "harem" than good!