“…• an increase in confidence; 43,44,51,59,77,78,82,84,86,90,94,96,98 for example, Burrows' project 44,90 led to improved confidence in staff in the management of acute pain • an increase in awareness; 59,80,96,107 for example, Marrow 107 reported that clinical supervision had led to increased self-awareness in the nurses concerned • the ability to recognise one's own strengths, weaknesses and limitations 86,94,98 • increased maturity. 94 The following quotation from one of the focus group interviews sums up these points well:…”