P-04-625 Support for Safe Nursing Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill
P-04-625 Support for Safe Nursing Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill
We
the undersigned call upon Members of the National Assembly for Wales Health and
Social Care Committee to vote in favour of the Safe Nursing Staffing Levels
(Wales) Bill once it is introduced into the Assembly.
Additional Information
Kirsty
Williams AM is soon going to be introducing the Safe Nurse Staffing Levels
(Wales) Bill into the National Assembly for Wales. This bill would enshrine in law Chief Nursing
Officer in Wales' core principles regarding staffing levels on all medical and
surgical wards. The Royal College of
Nursing believes that this piece of legislation is necessary to improve patient
safety and will help to restore patients faith in the Welsh NHS as well as
ensuring that patients in hospitals in Wales receive the nursing care and
attention they need and deserve and allows Nurses to be able to deliver care to
the standard that they are trained and want to deliver.
Lead petitioner: Richard Jones MBE
First considered by the
Committee:
Number of signatures: 1,579 online
signatures
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 23/03/2015