nursing associates
Leadership skills for the new multi-tiered nursing team
Enhance your knowledge of the roles of nursing associate and assistant practitioner
27 Nov 2023
Apprentice nursing associates' experiences of home placements in primary or social...
The factors that may support or hinder apprentice nursing associates’ professional...
31 Oct 2023
Nursing associates: benefits of collaborations with mental health experts by experience
How long-term interactions with service users can improve confidence during training
24 Oct 2023
Write off student debt to boost nurse numbers in NHS, experts say
‘Leaky training pipleline’ is failing to produce the number of nurses needed
28 Sep 2023
Number of nursing students securing university courses through clearing drops by 12%
Workforce plan is criticised as government fails to secure boost to recruitment
21 Sep 2023
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RCN Foundation has awards for nurses, nursing associates, students and support staff
04 Sep 2023
Staff experiences of the nursing associate role in a community setting
Recognise the potential benefits and challenges related to the role
10 Jul 2023
Want to specialise in community nursing? A blended learning degree could be for you
New option prepares students for community roles straight after qualifying
29 Jun 2023
Nursing degree apprenticeships: can they help ease the staffing crisis?
Apprenticeships open up nursing to a wider group and allow trusts to ‘grow their own’
14 Jun 2023
U-turn ahead: how the progress of the nursing associate role has quashed my inner cynic
An affordable path into nursing that gives students vital experience is hard not to like
18 May 2023
Calls to condemn unsafe rostering as students ‘learn in fear’ on understaffed placements
Nursing students who are ‘excessively’ used to fill staffing gaps feel unable to speak out
17 May 2023
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Why general practice nurses are special and unique
The role covers so much in primary care and offers many opportunities
15 May 2023
Apprenticeships: one third of all new nurses could train on the job
RCN has criticised the plan and called for greater investment in nursing degrees
10 May 2023
Supernumerary status: myth or reality on placement during staffing pressures?
Students are sometimes seen as ‘an extra pair of hands’. Find out how to challenge this
27 Apr 2023
Nursing associates: NHS success story or a staffing stop-gap?
The number in post is near 8,000, but despite this progress many still have concerns
03 Apr 2023
More safety concerns uncovered at mental health trust beset by scandal
Inspectors find nursing associates left in charge of wards at Woodlands Hospital in Salford
21 Feb 2023
Different routes into nursing – how do they work and what is my best option?
We explain the alternatives, from degrees to direct entry and the nursing associate pathway
11 Nov 2022
Nursing associates, hailed as shapers of new role, celebrate revalidating for first time
First nursing associates, praised by NMC for forging a path, have shone during the pandemic
13 Apr 2022