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You find two NHS job posts on the same ward. One says nursing assistant. The other says healthcare assistant. The duties look identical. This guide explains why that happens, what the NHS band tells you that the title does not, and why the Nursing Associate is a completely separate role that most pages wrongly describe as the same thing.

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