title: Senior nurses are critical.
abstract: Pressures on health and social care have never been greater. This month Nigel Edwards, chief executive of the respected Nuffield Trust, cautioned that NHS morale was at an all-time low, posing a threat at least as great as financial constraints.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paynter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006113:United Kingdom