title: Whistleblowing duties.
abstract: Nurses and midwives have a legal obligation to raise concerns when patient care is compromised, but doing so is problematic. This article explains how to speak out when nursing staff are being spread too thinly or the skill mix is too weak.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D006292:Health Priorities; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D006113:United Kingdom; D035642:Whistleblowing