title: Government rhetoric on NHS staffing does not match reality.
abstract: The figures in your article 'Meagre uplift in nurse numbers is no match for surge in demand' (news, April 6) underestimate the problem.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chilver
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harrington
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom