title: Changes to the nursing associate role are no panacea.
abstract: I find it surprising the number of nurses applauding the proposed changes to the nursing associate role. As well as being hailed as a return to the 'good old days', it is being seen as a stepping stone for healthcare assistants to make the leap to registered nurse, or a way in for the less academically inclined.
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D013222:State Medicine