title: We need a career ladder that joins academia to hands-on nursing care.
abstract: Stephen Wright (Analysis May 21) talks of a credibility gap between the UK's 262 nursing professors and 1,308 medical professors.
authors.forename: Val
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D009736:Nursing Process; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom