title: Health care assistants - an oxymoron?
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McKenna
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009728:Nursing Assistants; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce