title: Time for strong leadership.
abstract: 'Achievable, desirable and realistic': that's the verdict of Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chief executive Jackie Smith on revalidation as care providers prepare to introduce it across the UK.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008880:Midwifery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom