The level 5 diploma is a huge milestone in enrolled nursing's journey. The future of enrolled nursing depends on the health sector committing to employing diploma graduates as ENs.

Some district health boards are embracing ENs in their skill mix but others remain resistant. Is the EN workforce at a tipping point and is the lack of workforce planning to blame?

The inaugural director of the Safe Staffing Healthy Workplaces Unit warns of becoming complacent about 'normalisation' of short staffing and onerous workloads in the health system here.

Individual emotions, social relationships and our emo- tional environment all have a strong influence on our per- sonal health and the health of those around us.