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Celebrating three years of nursing associates
It’s been three years since the first ever nursing associates joined the NMC register. In that time, nursing associates have stood shoulder to shoulder with other health and care professionals in England to provide vital care when people needed it the most. Those who were among the first to join the register in 2019 are revalidating for the first time this year. We asked some of them to reflect on their experience as a registered professional, and to share advice for those considering training to be a nursing associate in England. Read what they had to say:
Johanna Stevenson
Registered nursing associate
Neelam Dhansey
Registered nursing associate in critical care
Heidi West
Registered nursing associate and Apprenticeship Facilitator for nursing associates at the University of Salford
Laura Smith
Registered nursing associate at Derbyshire Community Health Services
Peggy-Jane Murrell
Ophthalmic scrub nursing associate, University Hospitals Sussex
Jed Bates
Registered nursing associate working in general practice
Ian Costello
Charge nurse, registered mental health nurse and registered nursing associate
Nursing Leaders
The nursing associate role was developed in England in collaboration and with the support of leaders across health and social care. Here’s what some of those le