Woodrow Philip
Prospective Practice Development Unit, Buckland Hospital, East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, Dover.
Nurs Older People. 2006 Mar;18(2):31-2. doi: 10.7748/nop2006.03.18.2.31.c2416.
Healthcare assistants are valuable members of the multi-disciplinary team, using many skills outlined in previous articles in this series. But anyone exceeding the limits of their skills can cause harm and may be called to account. This article explains how everyone is accountable.