Latest initiatives
This section contains information on the latest education and training resource which we have developed for NHSScotland staff and, increasingly, for Social Care staff.
Initiatives
Helping staff in NHSScotland to navigate the world of vocational qualifications
Providing a one-stop shop for working, learning and careers in NHS Administration.
Initiative: Learning Disabilities MKN
A comprehensive online information portal within the Knowledge Network to support all health and social care practitioners to apply best evidence, share good practice, and access learning opportunities in order to provide safe, effective, personalised and person centred care for people with learning disabilties.
A website providing access to resources which support the development of knowledge and skills.
Initiative: Supporting People to Work
Work is a key determinant of health and helping people to engage in work or other meaningful activity contributes significantly to positive long term health outcomes. For those people with a health barrier to remaining in or returning to work, the attitude of healthcare professionals towards the relationship between health and work is critical.
Initiative: Patient Group Directions
This resource has been developed to facilitate the development implementation and audit of Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Initiative: Non-Medical Prescribing
Initially developed for nurses, this resource has now been comprehensively updated so that it is relevant for all non-medical prescribers.
Initiative: Learning Resource on Autism Spectrum Disorders
This on-line learning resource is designed for any professional who is working in the health care system at the primary care level (eg General Practitioner; Allied Health Professionals Dentists, Opticians, Public Health Nurses; District Nurses; Practice Nurses; and Dental nurses).
The NES Portal is our national online course booking and management application, allowing you to search and book CPD events offered by NHS Education for Scotland. Furthermore, it is the primary application used in Dental Vocational Training recruitment and management.
Initiative: Clinical Skills Managed Education Network (CS MEN)
The Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CS MEN) was set up in 2007 as an integral part of the Clinical Skills Strategy for Scotland, tasked with delivering evidence-based standardised educational resources; developing a quality assurance system for assessing the teaching of clinical skills; building a national network of healthcare educators and practitioners; funding research and development in clinical skills education; and commissioning and deploying a mobile clinical skills unit to provide equity of access to state of the art simulation facilities for remote and rural healthcare practitioners.
