Below we have summarized some key information about the framework and how to use it. For further details, please refer to the full framework, either via the framework document or the online site.
The framework covers very broad groups of staff and students:
everyone working or preparing to work within health and social care in Scotland, who interacts/will interact with those in care or their families/carers
those who are involved in direct care or in a supporting role
laboratory staff who provide diagnostic expertise and laboratory reports which are essential for the treatment of infections
staff in management and organisational oversight roles who can influence and direct the provision of services.
It excludes any additional competencies for staff in specialist antimicrobial stewardship/infection roles. Examples for these roles are antimicrobial stewardship nurses, antimicrobial pharmacists, infection specialist doctors and nurses and those with non-prescribing specialist infection roles in laboratory medicine and public health/epidemiology.
The framework covers all care settings, from primary care to hospitals, from care homes to care at home. The content of the framework is generic, and statements have not been aligned to a specific care setting.