Publications
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Your professional development: Unleashing your potential (PDF 2.47MB)
This guide is for health care assistants and assistant practitioners. You will find advice and guidance on a range of issues and areas, from skills development to practical workplace tips. You will also learn about the benefits of RCN membership and studying with Open University.
The Assistant Practitioner Role, A Policy Discussion Paper (PDF, 3.51MB)
This document considers some of the key policy issues regarding the emergence of the role of the assistant practitioner in health care.
This is an online resource for all nurses and health care assistants in all settings to support practice with excluded people and 'hard to reach' communities. This is an important health issue as it is well known people who are socially excluded have poor physical and mental health compared to the general population (Department of Health 2007).
Supervision, accountability and delegation of activities to support workers (PDF, 268KB)
If you have ever wondered what it is that you can can and can't do - what your are accountable and responsible for - then this publication is for you. Produced in conjunction with the Allied Health Professions Federation, this document gives guidance to registered staff and support workers on delegation and the responsibilities attached.
Regulation of Health Care Support Workers (PDF, 110KB)
RCN Policy Unit Briefing 11/2007, September 2007.
Health Care Assistants and Assistant Practitioners delegation and accountability booklet (PDF 838KB)
This guide will address some of the key issues regarding safe delegation of tasks to health care assistants and assistant practitioners and to offer practical guidance.