HL Deb 22 June 1998 vol 591 c3WA
Lord Morris of Manchester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What monitoring takes place of the quality of night time care, including adequacy of staffing, for patients in hospital; whether they are satisfied with the current provision; and at how many NHS hospitals are they so satisfied. [HL2256]

Baroness Jay of Paddington

At present there are no national standards set for night time care or for night time staffing levels. It is for local trusts to determine what monitoring takes place of the quality of night time care and what staffing levels are appropriate.

We will shortly be publishing details of our proposals to support improvements in the quality of National Health Service care, 24 hours a day.