title: You can't argue with statistics - or can you?
abstract: The results of two major surveys were released last week and laid bare the extent to which nurses are overstretched and undervalued. Both the annual NHS staff survey and an investigation by the BBC provided further proof that there are not enough staff around to ensure that nurses can deliver safe and effective care.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D006280:Health Workforce / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom