Dr Peter Carter - General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing

When it comes to healthcare they're on the frontline - but nurses around the world feel they get a raw deal and patients complain they don't recieve adequate nursing care in hospital and in the community.

Now, at a time of austerity health spending is being squeezed - and more is being expected for less.

Hardtalk's Zeinab Badawi speaks to Peter Carter, Head of the RCN, the UK's Royal College of Nursing.

How does he answer the critics, and will England's controversial healthcare reforms deliver a better service for all?