July 2018

July 11, 2018

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has become the regulator in law for nursing associates – the new health and care role is designed to bridge the gap between unregulated health care assistants and registered nurses. Jackie Smith said: “This is a significant milestone on the nursing associate journey and regulation of this new role has now become a reality. There is still much to do to before the first nursing associates join our register early next year and we will continue to work with our partners to ensure this new role is understood.”

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