title: Pay increase wiped out by registration fee rise.
abstract: I am incensed that the Nursing and Midwifery Council is looking to increase the cost of nurse registration from £43 to £80 a year. We spend years fighting for a decent increase in pay and any paltry sums are immediately wiped out by increased fees and charges. When I first registered as a nurse, there was a one-off payment to register for life. How things change.
authors.affiliation: Newtownards, Co Down.
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kenny