Digital roles and innovations
This resource has been developed by the RCN to help registered nurses and the clinical support workforce across the UK understand the range of nursing roles appearing due to the digital evolution of work across health and social care. Here you can also access two more detailed online toolkits looking at digital roles and digital innovations.
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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
- insight into the work and the roles available in health and social care
- introduction to current and emerging digital roles
- look at the digital that nurses are either developing or implementing in the workplace
- learn about roles through interviews with practitioners
- understanding of what education or training you might need to undertake
- digital tools that are becoming increasingly used by nursing across health and social care
- support to expand on learning opportunities and develop your own expertise
- access to two online toolkits offering further information on digital roles and digital innovations (find these via the related links on the right-hand side of the page or at the bottom of the page).
Resource last reviewed
11 Oct 2023
Resource lead
The RCN delivers quality-assured and up-to-date resources for the nursing workforce. Reviewed annually in line with the RCN Quality Assurance policy, all RCN Learn resources meet the RCN’s Nine Quality Standards.
