Health Care Assistants

Health Care Assistants (HCAs) actively support the registered nurses in the assessment, planning and delivery of your care plan. HCAs play a major part in the delivery of patient care on the wards and can make a difference to your experience as a patient. They provide practical care and support on the ward. You will be allocated a specific person each shift as your primary contact. One key task often performed by HCAs is the close observation of patients considered too at risk to be left on their own.