National:
Knowledge and Skills Framework
www.dh.gov.uk
and type in knowledge and skills framework
Skills for Health Skills (works with employers and other stakeholders
to ensure that those working in the sector are equipped with
the right skills to support the development and delivery of
healthcare services)
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/
National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (Provides
healthcare professionals, patients and the public with guidance
on "best practice" in the NHS) –Supportive
& Palliative Care Guidance for Adults 200
www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=20102
Dept Of Health (general)
www.dh.gov.uk
DOH - Cancer and Related Topics
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/Cancer/fs/en
NHS Modernisation Agency/ NHS Institute for Innovation and
Improvement (concerned with modernising services and improving
experiences and outcomes for patients)
www.wise.nhs.uk
NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement (aim is to improve
health outcomes and raise the quality of delivery in the NHS
by accelerating the uptake of proven innovation and improvements
in healthcare delivery models and processes, medical products
and devices and healthcare leadership).
www.institute.nhs.uk/nhsinstitute
Royal College of Nursing
www.rcn.org.uk
(useful info on KSF etc)
Unison
www.unison.org.uk/healthcare/a4c/index.asp
(useful info on KSF etc)
British Medical Association (Publishes guidance for healthcare
professionals on many ethical issues. All their guidance is
available from their website)
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/__Home_Public
General Medical Council (Publishes ethical guidance for Doctors.
All the guidance is available on their website)
www.gmc-uk.org
End of Life Programme (set up to improve care at the end
of
life for all wherever they live. This site aims to support
the programme by sharing good practice, resources and
information).
http://eolc.cbcl.co.uk/eolc
Gold Standards Framework (enables those approaching the end
of life to be identified, their care needs assessed, and a
plan of care with all relevant agencies put in place).
www.goldstandardsframework.nhs.uk
Liverpool Care Pathway (a multiprofessional document which
provides an evidence-based framework for end of life care).
www.lcp-mariecurie.org.uk/
Preferred Place of Care Document (a patient-held record that
will follow the patient through their path of care into the
variety of differing health and social care settings)
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