title: Vantage point - Do we need fewer, not more, nurses?
abstract: THE RISING demand for nurses is not a phenomenon unique to the UK. But while nursing shortages are global, their impact is at the point of care, with nurses having to attend to patients in environments where there are so few registered nurses as to test their resilience.
authors.affiliation: Mersey Care NHS Trust, Liverpool, Nursing Management editorial advisory board.
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walker