Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Petition Make it a legal requirement to set minimum nurse staffing levels on acute wards.

The Welsh Assembly Government recently passed a bill which will make it mandatory for health boards to set minimum nurse staffing levels on acute wards. NHS England needs to do the same so that nurses can deliver safe, effective and quality care to our patients.

More details

http://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/welsh-assembly-passes-historic-nurse-staffing-levels-bill/7002349.article?blocktitle=Today's-headlines&contentID=18932

http://www.assembly.wales/Research%20Documents/The%20Safe%20Nurse%20Staffing%20Levels%20(Wales)%20Bill/15-005.pdf

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

76 signatures

Show on a map the geographical breakdown of signatures by constituency

10,000 signatures required to get a government response