This document summarizes a workshop on progress in the social care sector regarding nursing associates. The workshop discussed workforce data trends in social care nursing, challenges with retention and Brexit, and emerging strategies like new roles and deregistration of nursing homes. Questions were raised about how nursing associates can be effectively utilized in social care given realities like working in small organizations, and medication administration. Early pilot sites provided examples of what is working well and challenges faced in implementing nursing associates in social care, informing the ongoing agenda.
2. Nursing Associate National Conference: Progress
in the social care sector
The social care context
Benefits of Nursing Associate and other workforce
strategies
Implementation in social care
Opportunities and challenges
The on-going agenda: Social Care Community of Interest
In this workshop:
7. Social Care Workforce
Workforce data
Retention and recruitment/Brexit impact
Emerging responses
New roles
De-registration of nursing homes
Implementing a range of workforce strategies
8. Nursing Associates in social care
How will Nursing Associates be used in the workforce?
How are we going to use NA’s in our sector?
How will the NE role work in small organisations?
How do we need to influence workforce planning?
What about medication administration?
How do we prepare people to apply for NA training?
Some early questions