Band 4 associate practitioners
Muckamore Abbey Inquiry · Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report · Issued 18 June 2026 · Addressed to: Northern Ireland Executive
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●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.
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