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Preparing clinical support workers for the long-term conditions agenda

Sue Randall Senior lecturer and pathway leader, Long-term conditions, Coventry University, Coventry

This article considers the rationale for development, implementation and evaluation of a programme to raise awareness of long-term conditions. The article considers the role and contribution of clinical support workers, including healthcare assistants, profession-specific support workers and generic support workers. It also considers the context of long-term conditions in the UK.

Nursing Standard. 25, 25, 35-39. doi: 10.7748/ns2011.02.25.25.35.c8346

Correspondence

s.randall@coventry.ac.uk

Peer review

This article has been subject to double blind peer review

Keywords :

Healthcare assistants - long-term conditions - support workers