Well said Chris. As much as the article put me in mind of a doctor blindly ranting about nurses it did also make me consider the idea of undertaking research - maybe as part of a group. It is something I will be raising with my local OHN group. We also run study days and I will suggest that we invite the learned Dr Preece along to enlighten us on the research he has in mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOBS http://OHJobs.drmaze.net OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING EDUCATION http://www.aohne.org.uk