Lauren Hales

A Nursing Associate is a trained and registered member of the healthcare team who works alongside nurses, GPs, and other professionals to support the delivery of care in general practice. They bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and nurses, providing high-quality, patient-centred care. Nursing Associates can help with tasks such as monitoring long-term conditions, supporting health checks and screening programmes, taking blood samples, and performing wound care. They also play a key role in health promotion and can offer advice on lifestyle changes and wellbeing.