UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery Annual Report 2019

Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC

Review of the Role and Function of Healthcare Assistants

The Team: The team undertaking the review were led by Professor Jonathan Drennan (Principal Investigator); the other contributors were Professor Josephine Hegarty, Professor Eileen Savage, Dr Noeleen Brady, Mr Cian Prendergast, Ms Victoria Howson, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Dr Aileen Murphy, Department of Economics, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, and Professor Karen Spilsbury, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds.

The Healthcare Workforce Research Team undertook an extensive evidence review that informed a national Review of the Role and Function of Healthcare Assistants in Ireland for the Health Service Executive. Launched in early 2019. For more info visit: www.hse.ie/eng/staff/resources/hrstrategiesreports/ health-care-assistant-review-final-report-2018.pdf

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www.hse.ie/eng/staff/resources/hrstrategiesreports/ health-care-assistant-literature-review-2018.pdf

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