title: Fair pay is all we seek.
abstract: I trained as a mature student, qualifying in 1986. I also trained as a health visitor and have worked in the same area for more than 16 years. I believed that Agenda for Change would recognise and reward nurses for hard work and their qualifications. I was wrong.
authors.affiliation: Halesowen.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Houghton