title: Vantage point - A 'wicked' problem.
abstract: SENIOR NURSES everywhere are facing a 'wicked' problem, wicked in the sense that it seems to defy resolution. The problem is this: the national shortage of nurses, particularly of those at band 5, is forcing us to use agency nurses so that we have enough staff to provide patient care safely.
authors.affiliation: Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naish
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006113:United Kingdom