Kirsty Williams’ bill to ensure that nursing levels in Welsh hospitals are put on a safer, statutory footing has passed another parliamentary hurdle, as Wales Online reports:
A proposed law to introduce a legal minimum staffing level for nurses has overcome another hurdle after Assembly committee members passed amendments to the Bill.
The Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Bill, proposed by Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams, would see an independent assessment for appropriate staffing levels in Welsh hospitals.
The proposal would see Wales become the first country in the UK with a legal duty on safe nurse staffing levels.
The Assembly’s Health and Social Services Committee voted to support Phase 2 of the Bill which will now move to Phase 3.
The Bill has the backing of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales.
The Minister insisted on the removal of the word “safe” from the title of the Bill, which has disappointed Kirsty, but she is pleased that it has passed another stage:
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