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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Emerton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 30 November 2011. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.


Health and Social Care Bill

138: Clause 20, page 20, line 2, at end insert— ““13O1 Duty as to staffing ratios of registered and non-registered staff (1) The Board must, in the exercise of its functions, establish for health services, and may subject to regulations establish for other services, the ratio of registered to non-registered workers required at any given time by reference to any appropriate register established for workers in those areas. (2) In the discharge of this duty the Board must publish a list of appropriate registers for the purpose of subsection (1). (3) The Board must produce guidance to health services to assist in the maintenance of ratios for the purpose of subsection (1). (4) The Board must also issue guidance on the maximum and minimum numbers of patients per registered nurse.””


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
733 c243-4 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Accountability Costs Conflict of interests Health Health services Finance Education Drugs Health professions General practitioners NHS Patients Payments Prescription drugs Older people Misuse Primary care trusts Staff Registration Standards Training Geriatrics Monitor NHS Commissioning Board Clinical commissioning groups
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk