Too much of our time is spent on paperwork away from the bedside

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I am delighted that your Care campaign is highlighting patient care. Nurses struggle so much with paperwork, audits and inspections that care has become of secondary importance. This is not through choice. If we do not tick the boxes, we do not get the funding.All nurses would agree that standards of care need to be good. After all, 99.9 per cent of nurses are caring people. Buttoo much ofourtime is spent dealing with paperwork away from the bedside. I hope the government will finally listen and trust us to get on with caring.My workplace has high standards of care, but we feel insulted that we have to prove it all the time.