title: Conviction for ill-treatment may deter whistleblowing.
abstract: Proposals to prosecute nurses who wilfully neglect patients could discourage staff from raising concerns about poor care, nurse leaders in Wales were warned.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D035642:Whistleblowing