Nursing Support Workers' Day

Every year on 23 November, we celebrate the vital contribution nursing support workers make to patients in health and social care.

Nursing support workers have a critical role to play in delivering high-quality care and excellent outcomes for patients. On Nursing Support Workers' Day, we are shining a light on their roles and celebrating the importance of diversity and inclusivity for those working in health care and those they care for.

This year’s theme for Nursing Support Workers’ Day highlighted the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion. 

The vast range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives of the nursing support workforce strengthens and enriches the care provided right across the health and care sector. 

We are also centred the value of inclusivity of nursing support workers within the nursing profession – whether that be through the breadth of roles or settings they work in, or the importance of inclusive language to describe their contribution to nursing and patient care.

We’re delighted to share our Nursing Support Workers’ Day films.  

Nursing support workers are the bedrock of our wards, clinics and community teams. The term ’nursing support worker’ encompasses hundreds of different job titles and roles, including health care support workers, assistant practitioners, nursing associates and health care assistants.

They work independently, alongside registered nurses and as part of wider multidisciplinary teams in all health and social care settings.

Learn more about our support for Nursing Support Workers.