Articles and useful resources
Here are the latest HCA articles:
- WiPP HCA initiative: Taking a count (PDF 80KB)
- WiPP HCA initiative: Heading for the top (PDF 364KB)
- Practice nursing: HCAs cut waiting times to see a nurse (PDF 164KB)
- Practice Nursing: Integrating health care assistants (PDF 75KB)
- British Journal of Healthcare Assistants: A WiPP toolkit for healthcare assistants: what's it all about? (PDF 146KB)
- Practice Management Update: "Developing a role for healthcare assistants" by Anne Longbottom (PDF 92KB) - This article first appeared in Practice Management Update. For subscription enquiries call 0845 450 6407.
- Every opinion counts - Vaughan's Views in British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, May 2007 (PDF 739KB)
- Who's doing what?- Vaughan's Views in British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, June 2007 (PDF 739KB)
- Just say no! - Vaughan's Views in British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, July 2007 (PDF 740KB)
- A focused rapid review of the role and impact of the general practice nurse and health care assistant within general practice - by Anne Longbottom, Dr David Chambers, Christele Rebora and Anna Brown (PDF 570KB)
- Reviewing the roles of nurses and health care assistants in general practice (PDF 76KB). This article first appeared in Primary Health Care: www.primaryhealthcare.net
An evaluation of the use of Health Care Assistants at the Thistlemoor Practice, Peterborough
GPs at the Thistlemoor Practice in Peterborough have developed a radical model for the role of health care assistant in general practice. In May 2007 this role was evaluated by Sheffield University, funded by the NHS Working in Partnership Programme, which found it to be safe, effective and well liked by patients. Read the full evaluation (PDF 782KB)
The WiPP General Practice Nursing Education Summit
The WiPP General Practice Nursing Education Summit brought together leaders in the profession to see how training and development can improve. This article appeared in Practice Nursing web link. Read the full article (PDF 68KB)
Vaughan's views
Paul Vaughan is the national project manager of the WiPP toolkit for healthcare assistants. Read Paul's monthly articles in the British Journal of Healthcare Assistants outlining the present situation for HCAs: