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.

The new “nursing associate” role will not remove overall responsibility of care from nurses, though it will take on some of their functions, Health Education England has told Nursing Times. The role ...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council said Ms Isaacs had "ample" opportunity to declare the problems A nursing associate has been struck off after working hundreds of shifts as a registered nurse despite ...