Higher-performing trusts employ more nurses than low performers.

Snow, Tamsin
Nursing Standard, Apr 2012, vol. 26, no. 31, p. 12-13.
Findings from independent research commissioned by Nursing Standard on the impact of nurse staffing levels on NHS trust performance. The staffing levels of the highest-performing and lowest-performing of 215 acute, mental health and learning disability trusts across England were compared. Implications of the data for the Royal College of Nursing's call for mandatory minimum staffing levels are considered.
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