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RCN: First steps for healthcare assistants

• First Steps is the RCN鈥檚 most popular free e-learning tool for health care assistants. It鈥檚 a perfect resource to dip in and out of, whether you鈥檙e new to the post or looking to refresh your knowledge and skills.
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RCN: Accountability and delegation

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RCN: Careers resources for nursing support workers

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天美传媒 (2019) Health care support workers administering inactivated influenza, shingles and pneumococcal vaccines, for adults and live attenuated influenza vaccine (laiv) for children. RCN guidance. London: RCN.

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天美传媒 (2019) The role of nursing associates in vaccination and immunisation. Position statement. London: RCN.

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Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) Standards of proficiency for nursing associates. London: NMC.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates. London: NMC.

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Skills for Health: Standards and frameworks

Skills for Health: The Care Certificate

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Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (no date) Delegation.

NHS Education for Scotland (2023) Framework for the administration of medicines by level 3 and level 4 healthcare support workers in Scotland.

NHS Education for Scotland (2022) Making delegation safe and effective: a learning resource for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and health care support workers.

NHS Education for Scotland (2022) Development and education framework for level 2-4 nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (NMAHP) healthcare support workers (HCSWs). Edinburgh: NHSES.

NHS Education for Scotland: Healthcare support workers (HCSWS)

Social care (Scotland)

Care Inspectorate (2012) Guidance about medication personal plans, review, monitoring and record keeping in residential care services.

Care Inspectorate (2015) Prompting, assisting and administration of medication in a care setting: guidance for professionals.

Scottish Government (2015) Clinical and care governance framework: guidance.

Scottish Social Services Council (2024) Codes of practice.

Health Education and Improvement Wales (no date) All Wales guidelines for delegation.

Flaherty C (2022) Practice-based learning for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Griffin R (2023) Healthcare support workers: a practical guide for training and development. London: Routledge.

Flaherty C and Taylor M (2024) Developing academic skills for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Learning Matters.

Harris M (2021) Understanding person-centred care for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Learning Matters.

Ndungu E (2013) How to do a good job better in health and social care: practical skills and induction guide for healthcare assistants, support workers, carers, students, parents and guardians. Oxford: Bettercare Skills Ltd.

Peate I (2021) The nursing associate at a glance. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.

Peate I (eds.)  (2021) The nursing associate's handbook of clinical skills. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.

Peate I (2019) Learning to care: the nursing associate. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Peate I (2017) Fundamentals of care: a textbook for health and social care assistants. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

Rawles Z (2019) Essential knowledge and skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners. 2nd edn. New York: Routledge.

Roulston C and Davies M (2024) Medicines management for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Learning Matters.

Rowe G (2022) Health promotion for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: SAGE.

Rowe G, and others (2023) The handbook for nursing associates and assistant practitioners. 3rd edn. Los Angeles: Sage.

Whelan A and Hughes E (2016) Clinical skills for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners. 2nd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

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Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

Journals of interest for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners.

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Shining a Light: A history of nursing support work

• This exhibiion uncovers the long history of nursing support workers and celebrates the contribution that they continue to make today 鈥� in hospital wards, care homes, clinics and communities.
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NMC (2020) Let's talk about delegation. Caring with confidence: The Code in action.