title: A welcome return to old values, but it is what is under the bonnet that counts.
abstract: I am pleased that nurses at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex are to return to wearing hats (news May 13). Welcoming the white bonnets that are being piloted, the hospital's deputy director of nursing, Catherine Morgan, says: 'We value the professionalism that a smart uniform portrays.'
authors.affiliation: Newmarket.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parsons