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Capabilities Frameworks

Mental Health Core Capability Framework

The Mental Health Core Capability Framework was developed in response to public and voluntary services across Hampshire & Isle of Wight (HIOW) experiencing an unprecedented increase in people experiencing mental health and wellbeing issues following the pandemic.  

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Global Health Learning Outcomes Framework

NHSE aims to support NHS staff to engage in global health activity throughout their careers. A set of resources and materials is being developed which will support NHS staff and organisations to understand, evidence and fully realise the benefits of engagement in global health. The creation of a Global Health Learning Outcomes Framework is a core part of this work.  

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Primary Care & General Practice Nursing Career & Core Capabilities Framework

This framework will support Health Education England to achieve the aims of the ten-point action plan. The Framework provides a standard and greater clarity on the scope of practice for nurses working within primary care and general practice settings.  

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Virtual Ward and Urgent Community Response Capabilities Framework

The framework contains 11 core capabilities, common to the delivery of high-quality, personalised care in the virtual ward and within urgent community response services; 4 capabilities specific to the delivery of care within urgent community response services, and 4 capabilities which relate specifically to the delivery of care within the virtual ward.  

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This core capabilities framework for health and care staff involved in wound care in England describes the required skills, knowledge and behaviours to improve wound care in three clinical areas: Pressure Ulcers, Lower Limb and Surgical Wounds.  

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An overview of the Core Capabilities Frameworks

Overview of the Core Capabilities frameworks that guide good practice for the development of the current and future workforce.  

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Advanced Clinical Practice (Nurses) Working in General Practice / Primary Care in England (2020)

This framework provides a standard and greater clarity on the capabilities for nurses working at the advanced clinical practice level within general practice.  

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Mental Health Nursing Competence and Career Framework (2020)

This national core competence and career framework for mental health nursing across England has been developed to ensure a more consistent approach to career development, and to reduce variation in post-registration learning and development.  

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Paramedic Specialist in Primary and Urgent Care (2019)

Health Education England commissioned the development of this framework to support paramedics working in primary and urgent care and the transformation of services that employ these clinicians in new environments.  

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Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) Framework

The North West Cancer Alliances and Health Education England (HEE) have commissioned Skills for Health to develop a Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) capability framework in the North West to inform the development of a national framework.  

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Supporting autistic people and/or people with a learning disability

Supporting autistic people and/or people with a learning disability. Capabilities frameworks describe the skills, knowledge and behaviours which people bring to their work and are used to: Support development and planning of the workforce and Inform the design and delivery of education and training programmes.  

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Multi-Professional Advanced Capabilities Framework for Lower Limb Viability

This framework for lower limb viability focuses on the capabilities of advanced practitioners working with individuals with high risk and chronic wounds and who are at risk of losing a foot or lower limb.