title: Taking a hard line on performance.
abstract: NHS trust policies designed to deal with poor performance are arguably too sympathetic to employees, and NMC cases can take years to resolve. This article describes action to speed up the handling of cases and suggests how to stop a nurse becoming a liability.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trueland
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D011361:Professional Competence; D006113:United Kingdom