BMJ  2005;331 (10 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7529.0-a

Nurses should lead UK hospital reform

Doctors, managers, and politicians must recognise and respect the contribution that nurses can and must make to the UK's much needed hospital reform, argues Black on p 1394. He revisits the crucial impact that nurses had in transformation of hospitals in the 19th century and says that nursing is the key to improving the hospital environment and to reducing the need for hospital care. The British public, which is losing faith in hospitals, is primarily concerned by the high rates of MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus), poor food and cleaning, and the risk of medical error.

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