Other Titles
The Scottish Safe Staffing Act at Baseline: Quantitative Findings [Slide deck title]
Abstract
Amid a global nurse staffing crisis, the project is designed to describe the baseline nursing standards adherence, nurse staffing, and work environments in hospitals before the April 2024 implementation of Scotland’s Safe Staffing Act 2019. Quantifying the variation is important to evaluate the Law’s subsequent implementation (whether hospitals meet standards) and impact (whether standards improve quality and safety). The results will aid policymakers by providing baseline data from Scotland before the Law is implemented and an informative exemplar for states and countries globally as many government authorities consider nurse staffing legislation.
Notes
Supplemental poster file details: Presented at the Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Minneapolis, June 2025 and the International council or Nursing Congress, Helsinki, June 2025
Additional dissemination of materials associated with this grant funding:
Lake, Shamsuddin, Kiely, Lee, Golinelli, Villani, Atherton. (2025) The Scottish Safe Staffing Act at Baseline: Quantitative Findings. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 57:643–652 Epub 2025 Apr 23 https://doi/10.1111/jnu.70013
Lake, Shamsuddin, Kiely, Golinelli, Villani, Olanrewaju, Gil, Lee, Perez, Atherton (2026, May/June). Association of the Work Environment to the Scottish Staffing Act’s Provisions at Baseline: A Cross-sectional Study. AcademyHealth 2026 Annual Research Meeting. Seattle, WA. Poster.
Lake, Shamsuddin, Kiely, Lee, Golinelli, Villani, Atherton. (2025, June) The Scottish Safe Staffing Act at Baseline: Quantitative Findings. AcademyHealth 2025 Annual Research Meeting and Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues Annual Meeting Minneapolis. Poster.
Sigma Membership
Xi
Type
Report
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Staffing, Scotland's Safe Staffing Act 2019, Scotland
Recommended Citation
Lake, Eileen T., "Safe Nurse Staffing for Scotland: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study" (2025). Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports. 185.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/grant_reports/185
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Review Type
None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2025-08-28
Full Text of Presentation
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Funder
Sigma Foundation for Nursing
