nursing associates
RCN 'worried' by trust's plan to change vacant nurse posts to nursing...
The move by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has attracted criticism.
13 Mar 2017
Plans for further 2,000 nursing associates in 2018
Health Education England confirms proposals to train more nursing associates.
06 Mar 2017
Janet Finch: The NMC is well equipped to regulate the nursing associate role
Following a Council meeting in January it was decided that the Nursing and Midwifery Council...
16 Feb 2017
Readers’ panel: Is the NMC right to regulate the nursing associate role?
The Nursing and Midwifery Council recently confirmed that it will be the regulator for the...
02 Feb 2017
Nursing associates begin training at University of Derby
Students at the University of Derby have embarked on their studies to become Nursing...
01 Feb 2017
Nursing associate regulation could cost £4 million to set up, says NMC
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing...
20 Jan 2017
New year will bring new routes into nursing
Nursing degree apprentices, and nursing associates, will change the landscape of the...
28 Dec 2016
Readers’ panel: Are there too many routes into nursing?
The nurse apprenticeship scheme will see up to 1,000 people a year qualify as registered...
22 Dec 2016
Janet Davies: New nursing education models must not be a retrograde step
Changes to the nursing profession, due to take effect in 2017, must be positive for both...
14 Dec 2016
Editorial: Accentuate the positive for 2017
Few of us will forget the momentous events of 2016 – a remarkable year on so many fronts,...
12 Dec 2016
Review of 2016: A year of challenges and triumphs for nurses
Stephanie Jones-Berry looks back on a year of challenges and triumphs for nurses.
06 Dec 2016
CNO rejects nursing associate claims
Not a 'cheap replacement for nurses', says England's chief nursing officer
05 Dec 2016
Jeremy Hunt unveils details of nursing degree apprenticeships – and calls for...
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans for the new nursing degree apprenticeships.
30 Nov 2016
Nursing degree apprenticeships criticised by leading academic
New degree apprenticeships hark back to exploitation of students, says nurse professor.
24 Nov 2016
Boards eye view
Considering the potential dangers of cutting the budget for continuing professional...
23 Nov 2016
RCN council promises to investigate nursing associate role
Council chair responds to debate on whether the new role should be registered
22 Jun 2016
If nursing associates are here to stay, get involved
Like the idea or not – and professional opinion appears to be divided – nursing associates...
01 Jun 2016
This is our chance to say ‘enough is enough’
Nursing is facing a twin threat: the introduction of the nursing associate role and the...
13 Apr 2016