title: 'The UKCC must be seen to he beyond reproach and gain the trust and confidence of nurses '.
abstract: The row at the UKCC between the Registrar and senior staff has been rumbling for some time now. It entered the public domain three months ago when the 'gang of eight' senior professional staff lodged a complaint about their chief executive's autocratic management style and alleged that he had not declared a vested interest in the appointment of a 'friend' as an administrator. In fact the issue was not officially made public to the press or to members of the Council; it was leaked to both weekly nursing journals. Since then the story has gathered pace.