Safe Staffing Reports / NQB 11 July 2019 Safe Staffing Reports / NQB Where we want to be :targets and benchmarks Target: Planned staffing levels are 100%, planned skill mix 70.3% RN:29.7% HCSW ratio Trends and Patterns The evidence collected for July indicates that overall staffing levels have remained increased, from 100.3% to 101.9% compared to planned levels. The planned skill mix decreased fractionally in July for Registered Nurses (RNs), and the actual skill mix for the Trust was 64.0% RNs with 36.0% Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) which is 0.7% poorer than June. Root Cause analysis and insights Despite increases in ward based nursing establishments being put in place to improve staffing, a number of vacancies remain due to difficulty in recruiting qualified nurses. Actions and progress to date Recruitment continues locally, nationally and internationally, additional health care support workers are being used to supplement staffing numbers, and close working with NHSP continues to resolve this issue. SAFE