Over a third of trusts are not displaying a named clinician above patient beds despite health secretary Jeremy Hunt introducing the policy 18 months ago.
Freedom of information requests were sent to every NHS acute trust by consultancy and technology firm Hotboard, which shared the responses with Nursing Times’ sister title HSJ. Out of 108 respondents 39 (36%) were not displaying the name of the clinician and nurse responsible for each patient’s care above their bed. The request asked each trust: “How many of your hospitals and clinics display the name of the clinician and nurse responsible for each patient’s care above their bed?”
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Third of acute trusts do not display named clinicians above patient beds
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