Nursing matters

It is greatly to be hoped that the discord and indeed rancour that have characterised recent meetings of the medical staff committee of the newly reorganised Auchendriech United Acute Trust are simply a reflection of transition, as old interhospital rivalries are transformed by forward looking management into vibrant new complementarity and synergy. And it is perhaps a sign of progress that our meeting last Tuesday was one of the least contentious for months.

The only new item on our agenda …