The nursing associate role was introduced in England to bridge a skills gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses, and to provide an alternative route into registered nursing. Previous ...

A new self-funded degree pathway will see trainee nursing associates given full supernumerary status and taught in a way that is “more like a student nurse programme”, a university has said. The ...

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One year ago, Sally Reed embarked upon a new chapter in her life by taking on the role of Trainee Nursing Associate (TNA) at Hospiscare. The Nursing Associate apprenticeship offers a new route into ...

Trainee nursing associates can experience life on a working ward in simulation suites set up at a new skills centre. The Centre for Professional and Executive Development (CPED) was launched at ...