title: Using education to manage skill mix.
abstract: The English National Board framework and higher national award for post-registration education has at its core the tripartite contract between practitioners, managers and educationalists. For managers the framework offers the potential to develop effective education and training strategies, particularly related to skill mix. By devising a skills matrix based on the ten characteristics of the framework, the author shows how managers can assess the skills required at unit, specialty and individual level.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swindlehurst
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team