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Law on who can call themselves a nurse: how long will the wait be?

A year on from a government promise to protect the title ‘nurse’, no change has yet been made to the law. We look at how close we are to legislation that protects the public from unqualified, unregistered individuals willing to exploit the profession’s hard-won reputation.

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Anyone can claim the trusted title of nurse to describe their occupation, but a change in the law would prescribe how the word can be used  Picture: iStock

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