I have recently watched with interest as our profession has grappled with the concept of a new role, the nursing associate, entering the caring family. The role has emerged from a variety of policy drivers and has been developed to support…

In 2013 I was privileged to be involved with work completed by Camilla Cavendish, commissioned after the Francis report, in which she reviewed the roles of health and social care staff across the country. This work exposed the huge disparity…