How do support workers experience working in the NHS?

The Cavendish Review (2013) highlighted the array of constraints, issues, barriers and obstacles that healthcare assistants (HCAs) face in the workplace. Approximately 10 years after the initial report was published, Griffin et al (2024) conducted a follow-up study to examine whether the situation had changed or developed. This article briefly explores their wider findings and discusses the implications for the HCA workforce.