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This conference will update delegates on developing the role of the Nursing Associate – understanding the elements of the role, and how the role is being delivered in practice. Through national updates, case studies, e-posters, and perspectives from Nursing Associates the conference will look at the developing role, regulation of the role, accountability, support and practice development, competence and how you can develop and support the role in your service.
“There are now 10,881 Nursing Associates on our register and increase of 16.6 percent over the last 5 years.”
Nursing and Midwifery Council July 2024
“Nursing associates do a fantastic job supporting patients and freeing up registered nurse to focus on more complex care…. These roles will play a central part of the NHS’s Long Term Workforce Plan.”
Andrew Stephenson, Health Minister, January 2024
“Nursing associates stand shoulder to shoulder with other health and care professionals in England, offering vital support to registered nurses and providing essential care for people who use services. Just like nurses and midwives, they follow our professional Code, and study and practise in line with our standards of proficiency for nursing associates, ensuring people receive the safe, effective and kind care they have the right to expect. People are at the heart of everything nursing associates do. They listen and communicate with people and their families and carers to understand their health needs, working with them and the wider team to support any decisions about their care."
Sam Foster, Executive Director for Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council
Case studies will look at experiences in acute trusts, end of life care and care homes. The conference will also discuss implementing the Guidance on Medicines Management and the Nursing Associate and the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Nurse Associates including a case study focusing on expanding practice through Drug and IV Administration by Nursing Associates in practice.
The conference will also reflect on ensuring scope of practice and avoiding inappropriate extensions to the role and responsibilities of the Nursing Associate, and also the current issues and debate around Physician Associates and what we can do now to ensure this rather toxic debate doesn’t transfer to nursing associates
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are implementing and developing the Nursing Associate role
Learn from outstanding practice in training and supporting Nursing Associates
Understand how the role has changed and developed
Ensuring Nursing Associates are working within their scope of practice
Explore additional competencies and how local policies and governance can support NAs to undertake additional procedures
Reflect on national developments including NMC Regulation & Revalidation, the Guidance on Medicines Management and the Nursing Associate and the Standards of Proficiency for Nurse Associates
Ensure safety and develop effective governance and accountability
Learn from a case study who have supported nursing associates to undertake Drug and IV Administration
Improve the way Nursing Associates are introduced and supported
Learn from the lived experience of Registered Nursing Associates
Learn from case studies
Understand how you can improve competence and compliance with national NMC standards
Identify key strategies for medicines management
Understand how to support nursing associates in your service
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5hrs training for CPD subject
to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
