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Investigation Skills: A Mindset Beyond Police Work

… there are six investigative techniques police usually start with: obtaining relevant documents and performing background checks on suspects; physical and electronic surveillance; use of informants; undercover operations; conducting interviews and interrogation tactics, and laboratory analysis of physical evidence (actually performed by a forensic scientist).
The more obscure the crime, the harder it is to solve, and sometimes the most serious crimes are the hardest to prosecute because the punishment is so severe. Thus it takes a higher level professional to investigate such crimes, in which The Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) plays a pivotal role. Concerns have been expressed, however …

Core Skills Training Framework

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Subject Guide

The Subject Guide provides details for each of the statutory and mandatory subjects, including minimum learning outcomes, target audience, required frequency of refresher training and links to relevant legislation or expert guidance. An appendix to the Subject Guide also includes a Core Skills Training Framework User Guide.
Download the Subject Guide here.

Mapping Tool

The Mapping Tool supports organisations in conducting a self-assessment of how their statutory and mandatory training aligns to the Core Skills Training Framework subjects.
Download the Mapping Tool here.

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Mental Health Core Capabilities Framework Consultation

… The consultation, which closes on 11 November, was spurred by a training needs analysis conducted by Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care System that found a mismatch between existing training opportunities and service demands. HIOW originally commissioned Skills for Health to carry out the work.
Liz Skeats, Head of Workforce Transformation for Southern Health, leading on behalf of HIOW ICS comments:

We have received consistent feedback from colleagues across a wide range of agencies and services that mental health skills and training have not kept pace with the transformation and change in demand.
Liz Skeats, Head of Workforce …

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Feldenkrais National Occupational Standard (NOS)

… has arisen as part of the guild’s application to the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) to have the occupation of Feldenkrais Teacher included in the register of health practitioners.
The need
The Feldenkrais Guild UK have applied to have the occupation of Feldenkrais Teacher included in this register of health practitioners. As part of this application, they need to develop a therapy specific NOS, the reason they need to do this is that all applicants for registration to the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council must have completed training courses where the core curriculum is based on two NOS …

Capabilities Frameworks

… Investing in future roles for better patient outcomes
Core Capabilities frameworks are offered as guidance and good practice for the development of the current and future workforce. The frameworks have many practical applications and benefit the healthcare sector by:

Support to identify the key skills and knowledge for roles and teams

Provides healthcare employers with standardised descriptions of role requirements

Helps with ongoing planning and design of content for training to enhance learning outcomes

Enables the commissioning of education and training for healthcare staff throughout the UK

Provides the ability to conduct robust training needs analysis for your future …

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How can you benefit from eLearning in healthcare?

… training to soft skills development, such as how to have difficult conversations. In most cases, it involves using computers, tablets, or smartphones to deliver courses, training programmes, or educational content. eLearning can take various forms, including:

Online courses: structured courses available via an eLearning provider.
Webinars: live or recorded seminars conducted over the web.
Interactive modules: self-paced learning that often include multimedia elements like videos, quizzes, and simulations.

Key benefits of eLearning for healthcare staff
One of the key benefits of eLearning vs classroom or in person learning is that it allows learners to access training materials anytime and …

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Case Study - West London NHS Trust

… trusts in London, employing approximately 3,500 staff and a leading national provider of forensic (secure) and specialist mental healthcare. Its services include community and inpatient mental health services, providing care and treatment to approximately 20,000 patients in West London each year.
Working with the benchmarking report, the trust conducted a full training review, looking at the frequency and duration of the training and who required it. By comparing its results to other trusts, and by adopting and using Skills For Health’s Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the trust worked with subject matter experts (SMEs) on learning outcomes …

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National research confirms COVID-19 lasting impact on NHS, health & care workforce

… leading academic Research & Evaluation team confirms that the pandemic has had wider than expected consequences on our NHS and health and care workforce which will continue to significantly influence service delivery for some time to come.
This vital national research is based on the Covid-19 Workforce Survey, which was conducted in June 2020, and received a substantial 2950 responses from those working across our NHS, and wider health and care services. The findings, analysed by our Senior Researcher Sabina Enback, clearly show that following three months of extreme change in our sector, organisations suffered severe skills loss. The report …

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Dr Rowena Hill appointed as Trustee and Non-Executive Director of Board

We are delighted to announce and welcome the appointment of Dr Rowena Hill as a Trustee and Non-Executive Director of our board at Skills for Health.
As a not-for-profit organisation committed to the development of an improved and sustainable healthcare workforce across the UK, our board is comprised of members from a broad spectrum of public sector organisations, who come together to inform, set out and direct our strategy to achieve this.
Dr Rowena Hill is a psychologist who works at Nottingham Trent University. Acting as a conduit between the university and external sectors, mainly public sector …

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