title: Time's up.
abstract: IT'S NEARLY 18 months since Nursing Standard and the RCN launched Making Time, the campaign designed to arm nurses and their managers with the information they need to implement employee-friendly policies. The campaign was designed to give impetus to the many fine words and policy statements (see box right) coming from government ministers as they tried to confront desperate staff shortages. It became more and more apparent that a better life-work balance would result in improved staff retention, more returners to the profession and even enhanced recruitment.