nursing associates
Embracing the nursing associate role in emergency care
What can the role offer in the emergency department?
17 Dec 2018
Trainee nursing associates don’t have to be supernumerary, says NMC
RCN had wanted trainee nursing associates to additional to the workforce
27 Sep 2018
Nurse jobs in care sector disappear as employers struggle to retain staff
Skills for Care report suggests dilution of skills mix as nursing assistants replace nurses
26 Sep 2018
Why the nursing associate role is dividing opinion
Will nursing associates shore up an overstretched workforce or put patient safety at risk?
10 Aug 2018
Government sticks to its nursing associates target figure, despite low uptake
Nursing associate apprenticeships are almost 1,500 below projected numbers
10 Aug 2018
New routes to nursing combined with education reform run risk of overwhelming workforce
Expansion of nursing roles and changes in placements may add to pressures on qualified staff
10 Aug 2018
Trainee nursing associates say they need more learning time
One in four trainee nursing associates find placement pressures harm their learning
03 Aug 2018
Nursing associates: the first trainees make their mark
With the pilot cohort due to register in 2019, we look at how they have been received
30 Jul 2018
No U-turn on nursing student bursary
RCN disappointed at government response to Commons health and social care committee report
26 Jul 2018
Remove ambiguity around nursing associate role, says RCN
College adds that role could place pressure on support staff to act beyond their training
10 Jul 2018
Nursing associate role ‘has made things worse for social care’
New role is taking staff away from care sector, says Health Education England chief
19 Jun 2018
Are the needs of children and young people being overlooked in major NHS policy...
Nursing associates, PJ paralysis and stranded patients, Annette Dearmun looks at the...
13 Jun 2018
Cost of nurse apprenticeships is too high for employers, MPs told
Commons education committee hears why nurse apprenticeship scheme is struggling to recruit
07 Jun 2018
Nursing and Midwifery Council on course to become nursing associate regulator
Extension of NMC’s remit to include nursing associates now requires change in the law
01 May 2018
NMC launches consultation on nursing associate role
With 2,000 nursing associate students in training, the regulator wants to explain its...
11 Apr 2018
Janet Finch: NMC’s radical approach will improve care and support the profession
Important recent decisions have included the new fitness to practise strategy and education...
10 Apr 2018
NMC publishes draft list of required nurse associate skills
A list of proposed skills for nursing associates has been published by the Nursing and...
19 Feb 2018
Reinstate nurse training budgets and make realistic pay offer, MPs tell the government
Commons health committee's report on the nursing workforce issues sweeping recommendations,...
26 Jan 2018