Studying nursing at York
The Nursing Associate apprenticeship comprises a Foundation Degree in Science in Health and Social Care: Nursing Associate programme which has been co-developed with York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust and Haxby Group and prompted by the introduction of a new role within the National Health Service – the Nursing Associate. The creation of the new role has originated from the ‘Raising the Bar; Shape of Caring Review’ (Willis, 2015) and ‘Five Year Forward View’ (NHS England, 2014). It has also been influenced by the Cavendish Review (Department of Health, 2013) that looked at the preparation and training of support workers in health and social care. The Nursing Associate is a new member of the nursing team. Nursing Associates will be trained to work with people of all ages and in a variety of settings in health and social care enabling registered nurses to focus on more complex clinical duties. This role is regulated in England and is intended to address a skills gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses (NMC, 2018).
References:
Department of Health (2013) The Cavendish Review: An Independent Review into Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers in the NHS and social care settings, London: DH
NHS England (2014) Five Year Forward View, London: NHS England
NMC (2018) Standards of proficiency for Nursing Associates. London. NMC.
Willis (2015) Raising the Bar. Shape of Caring: A Review of the Future Education and Training of Registered Nurses and Care Assistants. London HEE/NMC