title: Hope for the future.
abstract: AS 2012 draws to an end, emergency nurses across the UK are trying to cope with patients who have higher clinical acuity, as well as with increasing trolley waits and reductions in staff numbers.
authors.affiliation: Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and is a member of the Emergency Nurse editorial advisory board.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paynter