title: 'Regulators are not here to be liked, but I want the NMC to be respected'.
abstract: It has been an eventful 18 months for Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Jackie Smith. After taking over as acting chief executive in January 2012, she has been the public face of an organisation under intense scrutiny from politicians, the press and nurses themselves.
authors.forename: Kat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keogh
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D008880:Midwifery; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom