Health care assistants being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’ Healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in the NHS are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or education, says a new report.
Two in five (39%) say they have not received the training necessary to provide the care expected of them such as looking after dementia patients, according to the report Care on the cheap.
Less than half (45%) of HCAs feel the tasks they are asked to do – including giving patients medication, doing heart checks and inserting medical tubes – are appropriate to their level of competence.
The findings are based on a survey of nearly 2,300 HCAs across the UK working in primary and secondary care including GP practices, emergency departments and in the community. UNISON
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Two in five (39%) say they have not received the training necessary to provide the care expected of them such as looking after dementia patients, according to the report Care on the cheap.
Less than half (45%) of HCAs feel the tasks they are asked to do – including giving patients medication, doing heart checks and inserting medical tubes – are appropriate to their level of competence.
The findings are based on a survey of nearly 2,300 HCAs across the UK working in primary and secondary care including GP practices, emergency departments and in the community. UNISON
See also:
- Care on the Cheap: A survey of clinical support workers UNISON
- NHS patients 'at risk as thousands of unqualified hospital staff are standing in for nurses' The Daily Mail
- Patients are being put at risk because the NHS relies on healthcare assistants to do the job of nurses 'on the cheap' The Daily Telegraph
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