Social care nurses continue to expand an already impressive skillset by taking on some clinical tasks already undertaken by NHS colleagues. Delegated healthcare interventions, supported by full training, combine frontline social care experience with clinical excellence to deliver enhanced, high quality and consistent care.

Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, and Oonagh Smyth, Chief Executive of Skills for Care, give an update on the work to establish clear guiding principles for delegated healthcare across the sector here