Health Care
Health care assistants
UNISON recognises the huge diversity of roles and responsibilities that Healthcare Assistants carry out on a daily basis. HCAs have seen a marked growth in the range of tasks that they are required to perform, many of which are frontline nursing work.
UNISON stands firmly behind any HCA who wishes to progress to do nurse training and we have lobbied the government for a clearer route to secondment, so that HCAs do not have to take a pay cut through a bursary to advance their careers. At the same time we respect and support HCAs who want to carry on in the role that they have carved out within the NHS. In short, we welcome and represent all HCAs regardless of their career intentions or qualifications.
Latest news about health care assistants
Health Care Assistant Supplement (UNISON/Nursing Times)
The Nursing Times has published a joint
UNISON/Nursing Times Supplement.Healthcare Assistants Conference
UNISON held its third national Healthcare Assistants Conference on 22 July 2008 at TUC Congress House, London.E-learning support for HCAs
(01/05/07) The attached document outlines a Health Care Assistants personal development project which is supported by UNISON and the Widening Participation in Learning Strategy Unit. Download it here: E-learning support for HCAs: A5164.pdfAlso available are the results of the UNISON health conference online survey on e-learning: UNISON health conference online survey on e-learni: B5164.pdf
National Standards relating to Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland
(21/09/06) The attached documents show the UNISON Scotland and UNISON responses to the Scottish Executive consultation on National Standards relating to Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland, which is running until 15 November 2006.< Back | More >
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