title: Nursing grades. In the frame.
abstract: Competency-based frameworks were developed to cover community nursing, school nursing and health visitors, to improve retention and working methods. It identified large variations between organisations and in nurses' ability to progress their careers. The frameworks are run by all six PCTs in the area and cover grades A to H.
authors.affiliation: Charnwood and North West Leicestershire Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yole
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D013192:Staff Development; D013222:State Medicine; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce