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About the bank
'Ninety
per cent of all patient journeys begin and end in primary
care, delivering improvements lies at the heart of the
NHS Plan'
Liberating
the Talents DoH 2002
The Community
Nurse Bank employs nursing staff to work across Bebington
and West Wirral PCT and Birkenhead and Wallasey PCT
The Code of Practice for the supply of temporary staffing
(DoH, 2002) brings together a set of standards to ensure
consistency and facilitate good practice amongst all
those that provide or use temporary health care.
N.H.S. Professionals is an N.H.S. wide solution to
meet temporary staffing needs.
- The Trust is currently working towards implementation
of the NHS Professional Standards for internal nurse
bank
- Bank staff are used to cover vacancies and short
term sickness
- The Trust is committed to improving support to bank
staff, enabling them to deliver a high quality service
in Primary Care because:
'Nurses in Primary
Care have a key role in delivering 24 hour first contact
care across a range of settings'
Liberating
the Talents, DoH 2002
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