title: The fact that some of the most critical matters in Agenda for change were being resolved only in january with implementation expected from april is, in management speak, 'unhelpful'.
abstract: A group of senior nurses were sitting together recently discussing what will face nurses in 2003. Not surprisingly, the Agenda for Change pay modernisation proposals soon dominated the conversation. Uncertainties about implementation were a major concern, and there is frustration that the talks have gone on for so long with so many issues still to be addressed. The fact that some of the most critical matters were being resolved only in January with implementation expected from April is, in management speak, 'unhelpful'.