title: Recruiting with care.
abstract: Receiving letters of resignation can generate mixed emotions. While filling a vacant post offers opportunities for managerial change or the promotion of valued colleagues, few of us relish the administrative burden of recruitment.
authors.affiliation: Non-medical postgraduate development at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, and chair of the Association of UK University Hospitals Directors of Nursing Group.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Foster