title: VOICES-Nurses have plenty of political clout - especially with an election looming.
abstract: There are more nurses on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than there are members of any of the UK's political parties - even the largest have far fewer members than the professional nursing organisations and unions.
authors.affiliation: RCN Publishing.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomas