title: Health care assistants: developing their role to include nursing tasks.
abstract: Detailed information about the educational needs and aspirations of health care assistants in acute care settings is scarce. A study was undertaken across four acute trusts to develop an advanced health care assistant training programme. The findings support the drive to further develop the role of this workforce group.
authors.affiliation: South West London Workforce Development Confederation, St George's Hospital NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fowler
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development; D013222:State Medicine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom