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. 2023 Mar;10(1):3-6.
doi: 10.7861/fhj.2023-FR102.

Nursing notes on a scandal

Anne Marie Rafferty  1 , Alison Leary  2
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Nursing notes on a scandal

Anne Marie Rafferty et al. Future Healthc J. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

10 years on from the publication of the Francis report, the nursing profession is facing unprecedented challenges; Robert Francis has recently sounded the alarm that the NHS is currently facing 'the Mid Staffordshire scandal playing out on a national level'. In this perspective, we consider the opportunities missed in the last decade in the attempt to secure safe staffing in nursing.

Keywords: Francis; Mid Staffordshire; nursing; patient safety; safe staffing.

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