Government plans to introduce a “nursing associate” role to bridge the gap between healthcare support workers and registered nurses have been announced, with 1,000 expected to begin training in 2016.

A 68-year-old woman with pneumonia checks into the hospital short of breath, the skin around her lips tinged blue. That’s a scenario the Associate Degree Nursing students at Central Carolina Community ...

Nursing associates are central to the future of the NHS in England, making it vital that their role is properly understood, according to a healthcare expert at Birmingham City University (BCU). “There ...