Post-change data collection report for the Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix Framework - Phase 2

This report outlines the methods and results of the research programme examining the impact of introducing a pilot safe staffing framework to emergency care settings. The research in this report provides data on implementing the recommendations of the Draft Framework in three emergency departments (EDs) and one injury unit (IU). Exploring the extent to which changes in staffing within the selected departments have impacted patients’ experience within the emergency care setting and on the experience of the nursing and healthcare assistant workforce and organisational factors.