title: Theatre staff are right to take a stand on downgrading.
abstract: I fully support the theatre nurses from Barnsley who are considering striking (news May 9). Many nursing roles rely on goodwill, which nurses generally give willingly. The proposed downgrading of their roles is anotherexample of the government andNHS taking advantage of nurses' good natures.
authors.affiliation: Gillingham, Kent.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omand