Use this guide to find information resources related to healthcare assistants, healthcare support workers, assistant practitioners and trainee nursing associates including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated: 23/01/2024
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RCN: First steps for healthcare assistants
Royal College of Nursing (2019) The role of nursing associates in vaccination and immunisation. Position statement. London: RCN.
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Royal College of Nursing (2016) Careers support: An RCN guide for health care assistants and assistant practitioners. London: RCN.
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Royal College of Nursing (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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Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) Standards of proficiency for nursing associates. London: NMC.
Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018?) Delegation and accountability. Supplementary information to the NMC code. London: NMC.
- This document is intended to support nurses and those training as nursing associates to think about situations when they are delegating tasks or being given tasks to do by colleagues.
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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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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)
Welsh Assembly Government and NHS Wales (2011) Code of conduct for healthcare support workers in Wales = Côd ymddygiad i weithwyr cynnal gofal iechyd yng Nghymru. Cardiff: Welsh Assembly Government.
Skills for Health: The Care Certificate
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Books
Flaherty C (2021)Practice-based learning for nursing associates. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Flaherty C and Taylor M (2021) 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 (2021) 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. 2ndedn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Learning game
The Care Certificate Game
- A board game which helps providers and employers to implement the Care Certificate.The game is an easy way of managing group work, an essential part of the Care Certificate. It has been officially endorsed by Health Education England.
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Journals
Journals of interest for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners.
- British Journal of Healthcare Assistants
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RCN Health+Care
Exhibitions
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 – in hospital wards, care homes, clinics and communities.
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Learning resources for healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners
Becoming a nursing associate
Maria Osman
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Upcoming events relating to this subject guide
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02 Jul 2024 Cardiff RCN Wales Safe and Effective Care Event: ‘Care in the corridor is not safe’
RCN members working in the NHS in Wales, join us for this in-person event, which aims to explore the impact of Corridor care on patients and staff,hear from stakeholders and RCN members across Wales, and to provide evidence that can be used to influence the Welsh Government to act to eradicate corridor care.
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RCN Wales Health Care Support Worker Conference
Join us for the RCN Wales Health Care Support Worker Conference 2024. This event will include an informative and energising programme to update your knowledge and celebrate your Health Care Support Worker role.
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