Implementation of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework
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Implementation of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework

Emma Douglass Clinical research and development nurse, Wiltshire and Swindon Specialist Health Services
Georgina Ruddle Associate specialist health services manager, Ridgeway Partnership, Wiltshire

This article describes the implementation of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) by part of an NHS trust that provides services for people with learning disabilities. It highlights factors that assisted and hindered the implementation of the KSF across services.

Nursing Standard. 24, 1, 42-48. doi: 10.7748/ns2009.09.24.1.42.c7260

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emma.douglas@wiltshire.nhs.uk

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