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However, Professor Leary said she was concerned that these lessons were being forgotten.
“I think organisations are quite desperate and certainly in nursing workforce planning we see the ‘someone is better than no one’ as a common approach,” she said.
“I think serious consideration needs to be given to how a lack of expert nursing care affects patient safety,” she told
Nursing Times.
“There is evidence and there are many inquires, including the Francis report, that cite this, but these lessons don’t seem to be considered.”
“Acting in this way not only leads to vacancies elsewhere but also carries a risk to patient care”