Improving skills and care standards in the support workforce for older people: a realist synthesis of workforce development interventions

• Main Authors: Jo Rycroft-Malone (Author), Christopher R Burton (Author), Lynne Williams (Author), Stephen Edwards (Author), Denise Fisher (Author), Beth Hall (Author), Brendan McCormack (Author), Sandra Nutley (Author), Diane Seddon (Author), Roger Williams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Support workers make up the majority of the workforce in health and social care services for older people. There is evidence to suggest that support workers are not deployed as effectively as possible, are often undervalued, and that there are gaps in understanding support worker roles a...