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HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR HCAs: An RCN Perspective

HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR HCAs: An RCN Perspective. Presentation by Mark Platt, Policy and International Department Open University, Milton Keynes, 30th October 2013. The Policy Background. Waiting for Govt’s response to Francis & Cavendish reviews

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HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR HCAs: An RCN Perspective

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  1. HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR HCAs: An RCN Perspective Presentation by Mark Platt, Policy and International Department Open University, Milton Keynes, 30th October 2013

  2. The Policy Background • Waiting for Govt’s response to Francis & Cavendish reviews • Currently looking at pilots for ‘1 year HCA training’ for nurses • Care Bill amendment an important step

  3. ‘Our House’ • Opened membership to HCSW 2001 • 13.5k in membership • 2 HCA Council seats • Formal Governance Committee

  4. Training • Career framework good, but shouldn’t recreate nurse education • Must embed education in the workplace • Knowledge AND skills should be assessed • Employers need clear guidance on their role in ensuring their HCAs are competent

  5. Competence • Need clarity of differentiation from nursing roles • Nurses need to know HCAs: • Accountable • ‘Standardised’ • Not expected to make ‘clinical judgments’

  6. Regulation • Largest healthcare workforce • Needs to be regulated workforce • Francis: voluntary regulation not enough • Supported by the Willis Commission • NMC regulator of choice (Francis/HSC) • Supported amend to Care Bill giving legal foundation to Cavendish

  7. EU Perspective • EU-wide healthcare workforce shortages • Need for equity of competence • EU health workforce work-stream aiming to: • Develop a mobile and flexible European-wide workforce • Promote and support ‘lifelong learning’ • Facilitate moving between EU countries • Enable comparisons between qualifications

  8. Thank you! • Check out the RCN Policy and International website for more…www.rcn.org.uk/policy • Or email policycontacts@rcn.org.uk

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