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Providing comfort and support to older people

11 October 2012

Emergency Nurse

Feature

This article reports on a scheme run by Age UK at Hillingdon Hospital, Middlesex, to help support emergency department (ED) staff with the care of older people. The...

Preparing clinical support workers for the long-term conditions agenda

23 February 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article considers the rationale for development, implementation and evaluation of a programme to raise awareness of long-term conditions. The article considers...

Involving healthcare support workers in education design

03 May 2016

Nursing Management

Feature

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has adopted a co-production model in its development work with HCSWs (HCSWs). The approach means that HCSWs are at the centre of NES...

From healthcare support worker to registered nurse

Nursing Management

evidence & practice

Workforce planning, education and training are essential for achieving an appropriate mix of skilled and motivated staff, but the NHS’s financial challenges mean new...

Opening the door to healthcare assistants and support workers

01 September 2003

Nursing Older People

General

Some years ago staff in the department of clinical geratology at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford saw the need to address the preparation and development of...

A training programme for healthcare support workers

07 July 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Healthcare support workers (HCSWs) are at the front line of patient care delivery. It is essential that they are appropriately trained and competent in the skills...

A work-based learning approach for clinical support workers on mental health inpatient wards

Nursing Standard

evidence & practice

Background Background With a rise in the number of unqualified staff providing health and social care, and reports raising concerns about the quality of care...

How I gained

17 October 2006

Nursing Standard

Feature

When Bethann Siviter spent four months on general wards, it was healthcare assistants, not registered nurses, who gave the best-quality care.