title: Time to sweep aside the tyranny of paperwork.
abstract: A physiotherapist who has recently moved from outpatients to a ward-based role speaks out against the mountain of paperwork heaped on nurses. He argues that much of it is of little value to patient care – its real purpose is to provide a scapegoat when things go wrong.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tuckett
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D006113:United Kingdom; D016526:Workload