NHS managers' use of nursing workforce planning and deployment technologies: a realist synthesis

• Main Authors: Christopher R Burton (Author), Jo Rycroft-Malone (Author), Lynne Williams (Author), Siân Davies (Author), Anne McBride (Author), Beth Hall (Author), Anne-Marie Rowlands (Author), Adrian Jones (Author), Denise Fisher (Author), Margaret Jones (Author), Maria Caulfield (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Policy and reviews of health-care safety and quality emphasise the role of NHS managers in ensuring safe, good-quality patient care through effective staffing. Guidance requires that NHS managers combine professional judgement with evidence-based workforce planning and deployment tools a...