title: Whoever holds the purse strings holds the power.
abstract: An average ward has a budget of about £1 million a year for staffing and supplies. With responsibility for its allocation often with the ward manager or sister, budgeting skills are essential.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom