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.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has marked a milestone in the roll-out of the nursing associate role, as it prepares to revalidate the first cohort this year. It has been three years since the ...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council said Ms Isaacs had "ample" opportunity to declare the problems A nursing associate has been struck off after working hundreds of shifts as a registered nurse despite ...