‘Nurse associates’ would care for patients under supervision of graduate staff, says head of NHS recruitment body, but unions warn that plan risks diluting skills
The NHS is considering creating a new type of health professional to help nurses cope with their growing workloads, the head of the body that oversees recruitment and staff training has revealed.
Ian Cumming, the chief executive of Health Education England (HEE), said the new staff would do some of the tasks currently done by fully qualified nurses and could become known as “nurse associates”.
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