Band 4 associate practitioners
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry · Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report · Issued 18 June 2026 · Addressed to: Health and Social Care Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Executive
Government responseNo response yet
DeliveryNo statement from Health and Social Care Northern Ireland or Northern Ireland Executive found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Consideration should be given to enhancing the post of healthcare assistant by creating Band 4 associate practitioners in both hospital and community settings in order to increase the skills of those providing the majority of direct care, and also to provide a career pathway that will retain these staff. Such posts must be in addition to, and not a substitution for, the correct number of registered nurses.
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry, Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report · 18 Jun 2026 Source PDF →
Government response
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Delivery
No statement on delivery from Health and Social Care Northern Ireland or Northern Ireland Executive has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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