With growing concern about the way health support workers function and are extending their role, the publication of a new report is good timing. The review was commissioned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) from the National Nursing Research Unit of King's College London, the key objectives of which were: assess the evidence of risks presented to public protection from an unregulated health support workforce and the evidence of benefits of regulation; identify and consider key questions to be addressed in developing models of regulation; and make recommendations for further work required in taking regulation forwards.
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