The case for the formal education of HCAs.
Recent government policies have legitimised the role development of all health care practitioners as a means of improving patient care and service delivery. This study focuses on the professional development of health care assistants (HCAs) and how this relates to patient care. National inconsistencies in training provision and the need to standardise the education of HCAs through registration are discussed. The implications for nursing practice are also examined.
School of Nursing Studies, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Vince
V
Ramprogus
David
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O'Brien
D017144:Focus Groups; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development; D013222:State Medicine; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D006113:United Kingdom