ABSTRACT
As a result, Gerald’s boss had clearly made representation at a more senior level and arrangements were made to bring in another nurse as cover, and monies were found elsewhere in the system by the financial department. The hospital could not afford for the Accident and Emergency Department to be carrying the heightened risk. They were aware that it was being run very much on the edge, it had been highlighted in a process that had taken place earlier in the year when all sites had produced ‘Risk Registers’, highlighting risks and potential risks under certain headings or categories, such as health and safety, resourcing, clinical. The shortages in resourcing had been noted as being a high-risk factor given the lack of flexibility for funding to cover any long-term paid absence.
