McRae, SarahWhittaker, MargotHowarth, MichelleKershaw, ShaunKnight, KateLord, HelenRoberts, Debbie2024-06-262024-06-262024-06-20McRae, S., Whittaker, M., Howarth, M., Kershaw, S., Knight, K., Lord, H., & Roberts, D. (2024). Time to consider social care nursing as the fifth field of practice. British Journal of Nursing, 33(12), 592-593. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.01840966-046110.12968/bjon.2024.0184http://hdl.handle.net/10034/628817This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in [British Journal of Nursing], copyright © MA Education, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see [https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjon.2024.0184].The social care workforce is struggling, with an estimated 44% turnover rate across the UK and numbers entering into social care are continually dwindling. According to The State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report (Skills for Care, 2023) there are currently 152 000 unfilled workforce posts in social care.CC0 1.0 Universalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Social careNursingArticle2052-2819British Journal of Nursing