by Info | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog, News, Nursing
New ‘Data Capture Workbooks’ have been published by the Shelford Group. These are optional tools to support trusts with collecting SNCT and MHOST data. The workbooks enable trusts to input data daily during each census period, provide oversight dashboards for safer...
by Info | Jun 16, 2026 | Blog, News, Nursing
In 2025, Kerry Woodcock, Head of Professional Standards and Practice Education at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, joined the Shelford Group as MHOST Fellow, a role established to support the review and refresh of the MHOST workforce planning tool. ...
by Info | Aug 13, 2024 | Blog, News, Nursing
The Safer Nursing Care Tools (SNCT) and the Mental Health Optimal Staffing Tool (MHOST) calculate clinical staffing requirements based on patients’ needs (acuity and dependency) which, together with professional judgement, guides chief nurses in their safe staffing...
by Info | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, News, Nursing
**NB NHS England is now hosting a training webinar from 10am – 11.30am on November 30 for the tool. To join, visit the link or for more information please contact sherin.jacob1@nhs.net An updated version of the Safer Nursing Care Tool (SNCT) for Adult Inpatient...
by Info | Feb 5, 2023 | Blog, News, Nursing
Industrial Action: The professional view of the Shelford Group Chief Nurses We speak ahead of the RCN strike action on 6th and 7th February as the professional leaders of nursing in ten of the largest research and teaching hospitals in England. Our organisations...
by Info | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Nursing
The Emergency Department Safer Nursing Care Tool is now available to use in NHS emergency departments in England. Developed by the Shelford Group chief nurses, licenced by Imperial College London and supported by the...
