title: Stepping forward.
abstract: I CAN REMEMBER clearly my first day in post as England's nursing officer for diversity. It was March 1, this year, and the morning was crisp and sunny. As I walked along Whitehall to the Department of Health offices at Richmond House, I couldn't help but reflect on some of the events that have occurred here, for so long the seat of political power in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Newham University Hospital NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atkinson