Union criticises proposed ratio of 90:10 between nurses and healthcare assistants
He said there was a very real chance the 90:10 ratio proposed would not be achievable given that 400 nursing vacancies would arise immediately on acceptance of the report.Mr Bell said that “aside from the fact such large numbers of qualified paediatric nurses may not be available for hire, significant costs will arise if the staffing skill-mix model is inconsistent with international best practice and norms”.
“While adult and paediatric services are different on a number of grounds, Siptu representatives highlighted the extensive international and national research undertaken in order to establish and recommend the safe staffing levels for acute adult surgical/medical areas, and raised concerns on the apparent omission of a similar process for the national children’s hospital.”
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