Click the link in the yellow box below for details. Managers of mental health wards in Norfolk and Suffolk are being forced to spend more on temporary staff as the fill rate of permanently employed nurses has fallen, fluctuating between 80%-90% compared to 87%-95% last year. A public meeting of directors at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, which is in special measures, is due to discuss safe staffing. The trust said it was working with its partners – including the Department for Health (DH) and local authorities – to ensure that all patients were cared for.
Managers of mental health wards in Norfolk and Suffolk are being forced to spend more on temporary staff as the fill rate of permanently employed nurses has fallen, fluctuating between 80%-90% compared to 87%-95% last year. A public meeting of directors at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, which is in special measures, is due to discuss safe staffing. The trust said it was working with its partners – including the Department for Health (DH) and local authorities – to ensure that all patients were cared for.