A question on #NursingAssociates tabled by Sir Ashley Fox on 10-06-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: Nursing Associates
Question ID: 1811014
UIN: 58674
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-10
Asking Member ID: 5101
Asking Member display name: Sir Ashley Fox
Asking Member handle: Ashley7Fox
Asking Member Twitter reference: @Ashley7Fox
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS nursing associates are (a) recognised for their work, (b) protected from role misuse and (c) supported within their defined scope of practice.
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Date answered: 2025-06-18
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Employers across the National Health Service are best placed to identify, recognise, and reward staff for excellence in the delivery of healthcare. In October 2023, NHS England published their Staff Recognition Framework. This provides ideas and guidance ...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true