title: Flexible learning to support safe, person-centred care.
abstract: Effective Practitioner is an educational initiative that supports nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to deliver person-centred, safe and effective care. It offers access to flexible work-based learning and development resources. This article describes the progress of the initiative and sets out the expected effects on service delivery, as well as exploring the Scottish context and the initiative's relevance to the rest of the UK and abroad.
authors.affiliation: NHS Education for Scotland. ann.rae@nes.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rae
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D017751:Safety Management; D012606:Scotland; D013222:State Medicine