TY - JOUR T1 - Election 2015: making sure your voice is heard JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 33 LP - 33 DO - 10.1136/eb-2015-102076 VL - 18 IS - 2 AU - Alison Twycross Y1 - 2015/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/2/33.abstract N2 - As I write there are less than 3 months until the UK general election. Never before has the outcome been so hard to predict. This means every vote counts; and it is important that nurses’ voices are heard. Given this, I was surprised to be told recently that many nurses do not vote. After all, if you do not vote you can hardly criticise if the Government is one that does not value the contribution made by nurses to healthcare. So, if you have not already registered, I urge to do so at: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and other healthcare unions have identified key issues that they suggest nurses need to consider when deciding which party to vote for. The RCN campaign Nursing Counts can be accessed at: … ER -