Government plans to introduce a “nursing associate” role to bridge the gap between healthcare support workers and registered nurses have been announced, with 1,000 expected to begin training in 2016.

An assumption was made that around half of these nursing associates would progress to become RNs (Council of Deans of Health, 2017). In January 2019, after initial piloting and expansion of nursing ...

India, May 4 -- Nursing associates are central to the future of the NHS in England, making it vital that their role is properly understood, according to a healthcare expert at Birmingham City ...