National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42)

Part 2 E+W Health service bodies

Chapter 4 E+W Miscellaneous

[F1 Nurse staffing levels E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 25A-25E and cross-headings inserted (3.8.2016 for the insertion of s. 25D, 6.4.2017 for the insertion of s. 25A, 6.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 5), ss. 1(1), 2(1); S.I. 2016/829, art. 2(a)(b)(c)

25B Duty to calculate and take steps to maintain nurse staffing levels E+W

(1) Where a Local Health Board or NHS Trust in Wales provides nursing services in a situation to which this section applies, it must—

(a) designate a person or a description of person to calculate the number of nurses appropriate to provide care to patients that meets all reasonable requirements in that situation (the “nurse staffing level”),

(b) take all reasonable steps to maintain the nurse staffing level, and

(c) make arrangements for the purpose of informing patients of the nurse staffing level.

(2) A person designated by virtue of subsection (1)(a) (“a designated person”) must calculate the nurse staffing level in accordance with section 25C.

(3) This section applies to the following situations—

(a) adult acute medical inpatient wards,

(b) adult acute surgical inpatient wards, and

(c) such other situations as the Welsh Ministers may by regulations specify.]